encerveler (1171-74)

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encerveler (1171-74)

  FEW:  cerebellum 2/i,602b Gdf:  encervelé 2 3,90b GdfC: TL: encerveler 3,180 DEAF:  cervel (encerveler)  DMF:  encerveler  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  incerebrare 1291b
encerveiler,  enservyler  

v.a.

1to dash out the brains of
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 ) Idunc le referi Willaumes de Traci, Que tut l’escervelad  (ms. 'lencervelad), e sainz Thomas chai  5595 (MS)
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) [...] Ke il puissent lur force esprover Ke peust le Gyu encerveler  157.XXXV.272
( 1285 )  La vint sire Willeame, si le assaylli e le voleyt encerveler e le feri vileynement issint ke le saunk issi  SC 8/66/3254
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  le fesoient lapider [...] et l’encerveilerent en le champ de Maulim  70.8
( 1275; MS: c.1282 ) il le ferit de memes l'espeye de coloigne en my la greve de la teste et le acervela (var. (A: c.1400) enservyla ) parunt ke il morut tantost entre ses braz  5 (var.)
acerveler  cervel  cervelé  escerveler 
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