(paracrosçant) (s.xiiiex)
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(paracrosçant) (s.xiiiex)

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  FEW:  *krok *16,403b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
 

The editor's interpretation of par as a prefix intensifying the adjective is probably erroneous, and the variant reading par acrosçanz (with par as a preposition, in line with par ateinanz e par encrés, seems prefereable.

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1hard-gripping (?): 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  le rapinanz chat de enfern [...] si trest onkore hors tot le cors entier aprés ou ses croscues e ou ses orribles pates paracrosçanz(var. (BN: s.xivin) par acrosçanz ), e par ateinanz e par encrés (=savage) temptacions e li fist perdre amedeus deu e homme ou grant vergoignie e ou dolerus pecché  202.25
acrocher  par#1 
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