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detrencher (s.xii1/3)
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detrencher (s.xii1/3)

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destrencher;  detrancher,  detrenchier,  detrenchir  (dentrencher  Anc Test (B) 15500)  
  FEW:  *trinicare 13/ii,282a Gdf:  detranchier 2,690b GdfC: ∅ TL: detrenchier 2,1839 DEAF:  trenchier 1 (detrenchier)  DMF:  détrancher  TLF: ∅ OED:  detrench v.  MED:  detrenchen v.  DMLBS:  detrenchare 640a

v.trans.

1to cut up: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiv1 )  Issi le puit hom depescier, De toutes guises detrenchier  (ms. detrenchir)  Lapid 276.297
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Les riches garnemenz destrenchez a ciseus  Rom Chev ANTS 2069 var
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  unc ne fust nul macecrer Qui si sout charn detrencher  Brut Royal 750
( MS: s.xiiiex )  detrenchez deus sei[e]s de cheval de la crine tut menu  Glan lex 19C
( MS: s.xivin )  Puis seit (=wood sorrel) tut detrenché menu E mis a builler  Pop Med 205
♦to cut down: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Dous cornes ad agues, Trenchanz e esmolues E si sunt endentees Cum facilles curvees Que el pot detrencher Granz arbres eracher  Best ants 767
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Arbre ki bon fruit n’averat feit Detrenché ert e el feu treit  Mirur1 136rb22
♦to cut through: 
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Le fort acer detrenche le menu fer (=of hauberk)  Ch Guill 879
♦to cut off: 
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Par nuit leva si l’estranglat, Puis les membres li detrenchat  S Nichol wace 1104
( MS: s.xiiim )  Culum (= backside) les faiz detrenchier e esgenitier  Vitas 898
♦to tear up: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  l’apostoile toz les briefs detrencha Qu’il aveit ainz fet fere et altres lor livra  Becket1 2319
2to slaughter, cut to pieces: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  (David’s treatment of the defeated:) si fist de serres detrenchier e de chars ferrez defuler  Liv Reis1 80
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Les Pictés fist prendre e lier, Tost les fist tuz detrencher  Brut Royal 4550
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  l’espee de la parole Deu deables [...] detrenche e demie  Joshua Sermons i 17
♦to be slaughtered: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Mielz est qu’il le chastit quel veie (=que le veie: ‘rather than see him’) detrenchier  Becket1 3395

p.p. as a.

sharp: 
( s.xiii2/3; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Alez tost hors de cest pais, Kar si le sussent mes amis, Bien tost serriez afolé, De male gleive tut detrenché  Fabliaux 24.516
detrencher par peces
to tear, cut into pieces: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Tut l'unt par pieces detrenchié. Lungement fud grant reparlance De Judon e de sa venjance, Ki pur l'un filz l'altre murdri  Brut WACE 2176
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  De joe ad un porc tué E par pieces detrenché  S Modw 760

See also:

trencher 
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