escrever (1155)
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escrever (1155)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,1318b crepare; Gdf: 3,439a escrever; GdfC: ∅; TL: 3,996 escrever; DEAF:  crever (escrever); DMF:  escrever; TLF: ∅; OED:  screeve v.2; MED:  scriven v. 1; DMLBS: ∅ ]
escriever  

v.a.

1to break: 
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Se vos par force le (=a hawk) descarnés tost, li porriés un orteil tortre ou escrever  88B

v.n.

1to burst: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  cil chaist [...] si ke le qer li fet parfunt escrever  (D) 1080
♦to split open: 
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  sa plaie forment lui greve Ki chascun jur seigne e escreve  3244
2(of day) to break: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Le soleil est levanz e l’aube est escreve[e]  5142
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Vendrons demein a letanie [...] Tantost com l’aube ert escrevee  1059
escrever a, de plurer
1to burst into tears: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Dunc prist Brien a regarder E Brien escrieve a plurer  14076
( c.1185 )  Atant s’escreve de plurer Cum li quor li deust crever  2049
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  Ysolt le (=the ring) prent si le esguardast si se escreve dunc a plurer  961
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Li moignes a plurer s’escreve  122ra13
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Atant escreve cil a plurer Ke la dame ne voleint anurer  179.137

v.refl.

1to break: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  cume l’albe s’escreva  21
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  [...] quant l’aube se escreve  366rubr
crever 
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