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entrehurter (1155)
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entrehurter (1155)

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entrehorter  
  FEW:  *hûrt 16,273b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  entrehurter 9,488a TL: ∅ DEAF:  hurter (entrehurter) H749 DMF:  entreheurter  TLF:  entre-heurter  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.intrans.

to attack, assail each other: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Od les espees s’entrasaillent [...] Si com el champ font champion [...]; Entrehurtent e entrebotent E gandissent quant il se dotent  Rom de Rou wace ii 3963

v.refl.

1to clash, ram into each another: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Les dous flotes s'entrecontrerent, Nefs contre nefs s'entrehurterent, Hurt contre hurt, fort contre fort, Cop contre cop, bort contre bort. Maint bort i ot frait e percied  Brut WACE 2460
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  sovent s’entrehurtent lur dous cors  Gui War 8676
2to attack, assail each other: 
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xivm )  le roi R. [...] moena ses hosts envers S., et se entrehorterent des espeis et lances  Rich I 37.13

See also:

hurter 
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