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dissoldre (s.xiii1)
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dissoldre (s.xiii1)

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dissolver;  disoldre;  dessoudre,  desoudre  
  FEW:  solvere 12,83b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  dissoudre 9,395b TL: dissoudre 2,1957 DEAF:  dissoudre  DMF:  dissoudre  TLF:  dissoudre  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  dissolvere 696b

v.trans.

to dissolve: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  ja soit ice que la chalor soit febles, se soffist ele a dessoudre multes superfluitez  A-N Med i 175
( 1230-53 )  ciel e terre enflamberunt, Les elemenz dessouderont  Chast Amour 1546
♦to dissipate, weaken: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Lecherie [...] En chace (l. Enchace) le Seint Esperit e dissolt e desacreeit  Apoc giffard p.124.42
♦med.to dissipate, get rid of: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  chalor qui dessout les espiriz  A-N Med i 239
♦lawto dissolve, annul: 
( 1314 )  mes covient qe ele en avowant desolve soun estat pur desclamer  YBB Ed II xvi 206
♦lawto dissolve, dismiss: 
( 1400-01 )  le Roi ad dissolvez son Parlement  Rot Parl1 iii 466
( 1402 )  la volunté du Roy de dissolver son Parlement  Rot Parl1 iii 493

v.absol.

pharm.med.to dissolve: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  de chalor qui dessout  A-N Med i 213

v.intrans.

pharm.med.to dissolve: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  la substance de l’oil com est tendre et soutille desoudroit tost par tele choses metre  A-N Med i 188

p.p. as a.

1pharm.med. dissolved: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  gingembre [...] roses [...] ovec vin chaut dessouses et geteees es narines  A-N Med i 178
2laweccl.monasticdissolved, closed: 
( 1481-82 )  Lou avowson est aproprié devant temps de memorie et le covent desolue (l. disolvé?)  Exchequer Chamber ii 40.23
3dissolute: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Tute lur vie fud dissolue. Honeste ordre, furme de bien n’i fud tenue  Joshua Sermons i 13

See also:

soudre1 
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