[escheker]1 (c.1136-37)

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[escheker]1 (c.1136-37)

[ FEW: 17,75b *skâk; Gdf: ; GdfC: ; TL: 3,892 eschiequer; DEAF:  eschec#1 (eschequier); DMF:  eschiequer; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
echeker,  eischeker,  eschacer  

v.a.

1to knock over, break
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Icil ussier les cunduieient Pur la veissele dunt il serveient, Ke lecheur nes eschacast  (ed. eschaçast) Ne malmeist ne defrussast  5991
to shatter, exhaust (a person)
( MS: s.xiiex ) As freres malades u delicius tel oefre u art seit enjuint, k’il ne seent usdifs ne par la violence de travail si grevez k’il seent eschacé  i 28

v._refl.

1 to knock over, break
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  En la sale tant forment rient Le manger e le beivre ublient [...], De lur mains cheent les cuteaus, Cil chen eischekent les guasteaus (var. (B: s.xivin) Si se chekont des gautés)  7810
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