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

esfundrer (1113-19)

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effondre,  effondrer,  effunder,  effundrer  
  FEW:  fundus 3,872b Gdf:  effonder 3,11b GdfC: ∅ TL: esfonder 3,1040 DEAF:  fons (esfondrer)  DMF:  effonder  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  effundere 754c

v.trans.

1to sink down, make collapse: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Il prennent la cité, Le mur unt effundré  Comput ANTS 78
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Le mur unt fraint e effundré Si sunt dedenz a force entré  Brut WACE 5533
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  fist abatre le vergier u l’um li soleit sacrefier, e fist esfundrer la cave u l’um le enurout  Liv Reis1 152
2med.to pierce, break open: 
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Si il ne poet sauvement ovrer, Effundrer le (=wound) deit par dreiture Et geter hors la porreture  Pop Med 187.1219

v.intrans.

1ship.(of vessel) to founder, sink, submerge: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Dunc veissez nefs effundrer, Eue receivre e afundrer  Brut WACE 4253-54
2 to sink down, descend: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  (David) jetad la pierre, a dreit mes l’asenad, hurtad al frunt, e jesqu’al cervel effundrad  Liv Reis1 35

v.refl.

to sink, be swallowed up: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  ja seit iço qu’il se esfundre en terre, jo l’esquerrai od tut l’ost de Juda  Liv Reis1 47

p.p. as a.

horsesequit.pathol.foundered, lamed: 
( MS: c.1250 )  hic equus effusus vel infusus: chival effundé  TLL i 425.392

See also:

afundrer  enfundrer  fundre 
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