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descrire (1113-19)
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The form discrire is a cross reference to the following entry:

descrire (1113-19)

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descriver,  descrivere,  descrivre;  discrire;  descrier  (decrever,  detcrire)  
  FEW:  scribere 11,334b Gdf:  descrire 2,571b GdfC:  descrire 11,328b TL: descrire 2,1547 DEAF:  descrire  DMF:  décrire  TLF:  décrire  OED:  describe v.  MED:  describen v.  / descriven v.  DMLBS:  describere 627a

v.trans.

1to describe: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  [...] Si cum jo ai cuntet, Descrit e demustré  Comput ANTS 1166
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Tu sies le mond descrire  Rom Chev ANTS 489
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Ne purroi pas ben descrire La grant dolur [...]  Mir N-D 63.71
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  L’em put bien saver ke Deus est, mes descrivre quel il est, Ceo seit nul en ceste vie  Lum Lais ANTS 744
( MS: c.1325 )  Cum aprés etcrit (l. eçcrit) truverés Cumment humme detcrira (l. deçcrira) Si de mort etchapera (l. eçchapera)  Receptaria 88.11
( MS: s.xivm )  J. [...] descriva [...] l’arche de cel enversee el cenacle de Syon  S Jer 3va
♦to give an account of, set out: 
( 1139-50; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) Descrivere voloms les contés Les pais e les eveschiez  Description Verse 259 (var. A)
( 1415-17; MS: s.xv1 )  Sir, je sçai mon non et mon corps bien descrier  Liber Donati (D) 24.261
2to recount: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  De seint A. est si descrite Cum en un de ses livres nus dite  Salemon 6017
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Jeo ne descrif nul fet dont n’ay autorité  Rom Chev ANTS 6646
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Descrite avons [...] E translatee [...] la veire ystoire Del Dialoge seint Grigoire  S Greg 1
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Cument purreie jeo suffire Les vertuz tutes a descrivere?  S Modw 8662
3to record (?): 
( 1421 )  ceux declaracioun et juggement [...] decreverunt et ajuggerunt  Rot Parl1 iv 142
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