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esfreindre (s.xiiim)

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The form efreindre is a cross reference to the following entry:

esfreindre (s.xiiim)

effraindre,  effreindre,  efreindre  
  FEW:  frangere 3,753a Gdf:  esfraindre 3,459b GdfC: TL: esfraindre 3,1050 DEAF:  fraindre (esfraindre)  DMF:  effraindre  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  effringere 754a

v.trans.

1to break, shatter
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  Mainte lance i fu effraint et maynte targe parcié  Dest Rome1 1036
2 to break into, violate
( MS: c.1340 ) Hai! beau amy, ore pensez de moi vengier De celi qe ma chambre ad efreint et brusé  Fierabras 865
3 to infringe, break
( 1318; MS: s.xv ) Item un clerc de marché [...] qi ferra examinacion l'assise de pain, vin et servoise, et l'assise de toutz maners de mesurez, poys et alnez [...] Et ferra puny les trespassours qi avereount efreint l'assise  Ord York 252
to break, violate (an agreement, etc.)
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin ) Il altre feez ad jetté son poin pur effreindre covenant  Ancren1 80.7
( 1307 ) si vous eiez fait alliance a seigneurage, ou a autre, par quoi vous ne peussez cestes choses faire ou tenir sanz tele alliance effreindre  Const Docs 53
esfreindre la pes
mil. to break the peace, commence hostilities, attack
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  N’osereit guerre cumencier Ne la pais enfraindre (var. (F: s.xiiiex) esfraindre ) premier  Brut WACE 14532 (var.)

See also:

enfreindre  freindre 
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