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detrés (1113-19)
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The form destrefs is a cross reference to the following entry:

detrés (1113-19)

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detrefs,  detriefs,  detriers,  detriés;  destrefs,  destriés,  destrez  
  FEW:  trans 13/ii,198a Gdf:  detres 2,691a GdfC: ∅ TL: detriès 2,1841 DEAF:  tres (detriés)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

prep.

behind: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  il est detriés lui sur le destrier asis  Horn 3536
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Detrés sei nel voleit leisser  Gui War 1598
♦behind the back of: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  [...] Car detriés lui prist a detraire  Dial Greg SATF 4807
( MS: s.xiii ) Ne devez mettre en ubli De praiser sa porture. Les biens li diez detrés li, Devaunt li a mesure  Lyric 261.53

adv.

1behind: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Peril devant, peril desus, Peril detriers, peril dejus  S Brend mup 1234
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Ço est beste [...] de humaine figure Tresque la ceinture, E detrés ad faiture De cheval e figure  Comput ANTS 1407
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Les oilz ke il unt detrés e devant signefient lur doctrine  Apoc giffard 843
2behind one’s back: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  E celui ke parout de triers (l. detriers) detraccion de son prome ke il veut par devant [...]  Ancren2 189.30

a.

hinder, rear: 
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Le resteot turnad contremunt vers le ciel E mist en le fer sur l’arçun detrés  Ch Guill 272
( MS: s.xiii1 ) E si l’ad del cop si charchie e confundu E sus l’arçon destrefs  (ed. des trefs) l’ad envers abatu [...]  Gui Bourgogne cfma 2873

s.

anat.posterior, behind: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Quant (a stork) se volt espurger Sun detrés volt muiller, Od sun bec eve i met, Sun detrés fait tut net  Best ants 2740 and 2742
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Ferid les e turmentad en la plus privee partie de lur cors, a lur detriés  Liv Reis1 12
en detrés
endetrés
par detrés
pardetrés

See also:

tres1 
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