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escracher (s.xii2/4)

escracher (s.xii2/4)

escrachier,  escrachir,  escrascher,  eskraker;  ecrascher;  escracier;  ascracher  (eschacher  LANGTOFT wright ii 440)  
  FEW:  krakk- 2/ii,1268a Gdf:  escrachier 3,436b GdfC: TL: escrachier 3,992 DEAF: DMF:  escracher  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

v.trans.

1to spit out
( s.xii2/4; MS: c.1200 ) Ematites [...]; le dunet a celui ki escrachet sanc  Lapid 105.XXVI.5
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Escrachez ceo k’en ta buche avez  S Rich ANTS M407
2to spit on
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  le escrakerent en la beneoite face  Mirour Egl 60.10
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  vous, Dame, veistes le douz nees vostre filtz si ledement escrachez et gettés de bowe  Sz Med1 137
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  suscreo: (T) escracher  TLL ii 32

v.intrans.

to spit
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  enz en mileu de sa tres bele face [...] escracherent  Ancren2 207.23
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  cilz vins fait mal a tous les menbres [...] car le poumon purge d’ordure por tousser, escrachier et escoper  Waterford busby 261.S60.14
( 1430; MS: s.xv2/4 )  envers eus (=your host and hostess) escracher Vilanie est  Courtoisie 438.39

sbst. inf.

spitting
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  Se elles (=beans) soient mangiés en petite quantitei, bien aident a purger la poitrine par escracier et tossir  Waterford busby 293.S116.15
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