[enfurcher] (s.xiii2)
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[enfurcher] (s.xiii2)

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  FEW:  furca 3,890a Gdf:  enforchié 3,154a GdfC:  enfourchier 9,464b TL: enforchier 3,350 DEAF:  forche (enforchier)  DMF:  enfourcher  TLF:  enfourcher  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
enforcher  

v.n.

1to fork, split, divide into two parts: 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  Habeat aratrum humane vite usibus admodum necessarium cuius medium sortiatur grande robur, quod usualiter trabem vel temonem dicimus. Quod quasi bifurcando gloss: (C) enforchaunt (l. en forchaunt?) (var. (D: s.xiii/xiv) duble furchant;  (L: s.xiii/xiv) de deu furkes ) procedat in binas aures, ut lira sive sulcus latior efficiatur  i 186.161 and ii 77.161
afurcher  furcher 
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