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descreire (s.xii3/4)
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The form discrere is a cross reference to the following entry:

descreire (s.xii3/4)

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descrere;  discrere  
  FEW:  credere 2/ii,1299b Gdf:  descroire 2,571c GdfC: ∅ TL: descroire 2,1549 DEAF:  croire (descroire)  DMF:  décroire  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  discredere 681c

v.trans.

theol.to disbelieve: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Qui tote rien croit ou descroit ceo qu’il ot conter, [...]  Rom Chev ANTS 2809
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Tis sens, ta raison [...] Mon quer a foi par force amoine, Mais derrechief ma grant duresce Lu moi fait descreire  Dial Greg SATF 16858
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  homme ne doit doter ne decreire Que la lur vie ne soit veire  S Audree1 461
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Ne devez descrere Ceo ke veez de cest afere  S Fran ANTS 6641
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