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devorer (s.xii1)
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devorer (s.xii1)

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devourer,  devurer;  devorrer,  desvorrer  
  FEW:  devorare 3,60b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  devorer 9,374b TL: devorer 1 2,1895 DEAF:  devorer 1  DMF:  dévorer   TLF:  dévorer  OED:  devour v.  MED:  devouren v.  DMLBS:  devorare 644c

v.trans.

1to devour, swallow up, eat whole: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  sicum vivanz, eissi en ire devoret icels  Oxf Ps ANTS 75.57.9
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Li gupilz eneslure Li oisel prent e devure  Best ants 1794
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  sa grant gule comença a baier, com c’il vosist tretut Boefs devorer  Boeve 441
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Bien le put pendre ou arder cum laron E fere devorer a chiens  Rom Chev ANTS 3279
( c.1300; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  Si com les serpens dessous la tour Denerent (l. Devorent) et maugnent (l. manguent) la fleure  Art Love 815
♦fig.to swallow up, consume: 
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  [...] sont par les vices tout destruit et devourez  Sz Med1 111
2fig.to pillage, rob: 
( MS: 1155-60 )  celui chi devure (Latin: devorat) le povre  Camb Ps 271.21

v.intrans.

fig.to pillage: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  E tant cume plus robbe e devura [...]  Lum Lais ANTS 3591

p.pr. as a.

devouring, ravenous: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  li gopil est mout decevante beste e mout devorante  Ancren2 222.18
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