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

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  FEW:  torquere 13/ii,97a Gdf:  detordre 2,687c GdfC:  detordre 1 9,369c TL: detordre 2,1834 DEAF:  tordre (destordre)  DMF:  détordre  TLF: ∅ OED:  distort v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  detorquere 639b
destertre,  destordre;  detortre,  detuertre, 
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
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.) mains, poins
1to wring one’s hands: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Dune se pasmat, si chai jus. Quant il revint, detuert ses mains  6357
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Li cuvert malade se faint [...], Les bras estent, les poinz detort, Cescun quil voit dist qu'il soit mort  ii 326.583
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Si se comence a desmenter, Detort ses puinz, ses chevols tire  675
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  ses poinz detort, quidat desver  962

v.refl.

1to writhe: 
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 ) la femme a terre chai, Qui fud ferue mortelement. E tud li poeples eralment Vint entor la femme acorant, Qui se detortoit en morant  3643
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  (the monk) se destort, si se defruisse  122ra15

p.p._as_a.

1 twisted, contorted: 
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  lur menbres sunt destuers, desjointz e esluissé  1778
destordre#1  tortre#1 
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