esquarterer (c.1185)
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esquarterer (c.1185)

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

v.a.

1to shatter: 
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Meint ruste coup, meinte colee, Meint chef parmi esquarteré  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  328
♦to cut to pieces: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  D’amour le trenchante alemele Tot [te] desrount, tot [t']esquartele  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  ii 24.11

v.refl.

1fig.to cut oneself to pieces, kill oneself: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Li tortre muert qui s’esquartele Pur l’amor de sa torterele  2717

p.p._as_a.

1herald.quarterly: 
( 1300; MS: s.xiv1 )  Fu la baniere esquartelee De un  (ms. une) noir bastoun sur blanc getté Et de vermeil jaune fretté  108.306
aquarterer  quarterer 
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