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esquarterer (c.1185)

The form esquarceler is a cross reference to the following entry:

esquarterer (c.1185)

esquarteler,  esquarteller,  esquartiler,  esquartiller;  escarteler,  eskartiler  
  FEW:  quartus 2/ii,1426a Gdf:  escarteler 3,356c GdfC:  escarteler 9,508a TL: escarteler 3,819 DEAF: DMF:  écarteler  TLF:  écarteler  OED: MED: DMLBS:

v.trans.

to shatter
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Meint ruste coup, meinte colee, Meint chef parmi esquarteré  Ipom BFR 4825
to pierce, kill
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Auxi lur plest ceste novele [...] com plest a la torterele L’archer qui son per esquartele  Ross ANTS 328
to cut to pieces
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  D’amour le trenchante alemele Tot [te] desrount, tot [t']esquartele  Ross ANTS 2531
to grind to pieces
( s.xiiim?; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Et aprés le (=barley) batez bien en un morter ou vus l’esquartelés entre dous moles  A-N Med ii 24.11

v.refl.

fig.to cut oneself to pieces, kill oneself
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Li tortre muert qui s’esquartele Pur l’amor de sa torterele  Ross ANTS 2717

p.p. as a.

herald.quarterly
( 1300; MS: s.xiv1 )  Fu la baniere esquartelee De un  (ms. une) noir bastoun sur blanc getté Et de vermeil jaune fretté  Eight Rolls 108.306

See also:

quarterer 
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