1to undress:
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiiim
)
Saint L. ont
desvestu; Batent lei d’aiglenter tot nu
S Laur ANTS 522
(
1396;
MS: s.xivex
)
amenez m’amie a chambre, et li deschausez et
devestez
Man lang ANTS 42.38
2lawto divest (from):
(
1308-09
)
le dreit ne fut unqes devesti en sa persone en sa vie
(var. ne fut unqes devestu de la persone Alice; ne se devesti unqes de la persone Alice)
YBB Ed II ii 65
(
1388
)
il n’est pas resoun qe cell droit soit
devestu par tiel confermacion
YBB 12 Rich II 134
1to undress, take off one’s clothes:
(
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
E lui et l’autre sei aveient
devestus, issi qu’ils furent nupees et deschevillees
Nov Narr 30
2to divest oneself (of), take off:
(
s.xii2;
MS: s.xii3/3
)
De ses guarnemenz se desvesti e
desafublad
Liv Reis1 36
(
s.xivin;
MS: 1312-40
)
jura [...] qe ja ne se
devestereit de son haubreke
Fouke ANTS 51.28
♦
lawto be divested (from):
(
1308
)
le dreit se
devesti hors de la persone vostre feffour
YBB Ed II i 27
(
1317
)
cele terre [...] ne se put
devestir de sa generalté ne vester soulment en un des parceners
YBB Ed II xxi 151
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