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escumbatre (s.xii1)
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escumbatre (s.xii1)

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escombatre  
  FEW:  combattuere 2/ii,936b Gdf:  escombatre 3,415a GdfC: ∅ TL: escombatre 3,950 DEAF:  combatre (escombatre)  DMF:  escombattre  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to fight against: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  escumbat les cumbatanz contre mei  Oxf Ps ANTS 61.34.1
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Tuz tens i aveit de lur gent Dous legiuns, u treis, u quatre, Pur genz averses escombatre  Brut WACE 3180
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  meinte terre par vous ai encea vencue, Meint pople conquis e la gent escombatue  Rom Chev ANTS 4570
2to conquer (by fighting): 
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Tantes batailles en camp en ai vencues E tantes teres larges escumbatues  Roland 2307
( c.1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) Sire  (ms. Sirie) escumbatrunt, Pentapolim prendrunt  Sibile 593

v.intrans.

to fight: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  escumbat (Latin: pugna) encuntre les penanz mei  Camb Ps 55.XXXIV.1

v.refl.

to fight, defend oneself (against): 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Sor sun corage ad poesté K’il s’escombat d’aversité  Salemon 9896

See also:

combatre 
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