detordre1 (c.1136-37)
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detordre1 (c.1136-37)

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[ FEW: 13/ii,97a torquere; Gdf: 2,687c detordre; GdfC: 9,369c detordre 1; TL: 2,1834 detordre; DEAF:  tordre (*); DMF:  détordre; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 639b detorquere ]
detortre,  detuertre;  destertre,  destordre, 
p.p.pl. destuers  

v.a.

1to twist, contort: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  riches heom [...] Ki ses lewres vet detortant  11030
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Plure dé oils, sun cors detuert  3006
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  lur menbres sunt destuers, desjointz e esluissé  1778
♦to wring (hands): 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  detuert ses mains  6357
2to alter, change: 
( 1282 )  aviums enpris le chemyn envers les Illes […]; dount nus peise que nus ne pussums destertre ceol chimyn […] pur vestre comaundement acomplir  i 611
detordre les, ses (etc.) poins
poin#1

v.refl.

1to writhe: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  (the monk) se destort, si se defruisse  122ra15
tortre#1 
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