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purtreiter (s.xiiiin)
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The form portraiter is a cross reference to the following entry:

purtreiter (s.xiiiin)

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portraiter,  purtreter  
  FEW:  tractare 13,142a / trahere 13,181b Gdf:  portraitier 6,321c GdfC: ∅ TL: portraitier 1 7,1611 / portraitier 2 7,1611 DEAF:  traire (portraiter)  DMF:  portraiter  TLF: ∅ OED:  portrait v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  protrahere 1234b / protractare 1234b

The CL protrahere and protractare seem to have both generated the OF purtreiter. Protrahere, also the etymon of purtraire, had the sense of 'to draw' or 'to make or represent by drawing' (DMBLS protrahere) while protractare equally had the sense 'to draw'. While the sense 'to shape, fashion' seem to derive from protrahere, the sense 'to portray, represent' could derive from either etymon.

v.trans.

1to draw forth: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiim )  Li orgoillus desdeignant suelent manger lur levres e bastuns e aver les oilz fichiez e cume esbaiz, quant purtraitent aucune od ententif curage  Paroles Salomun 3209
2to portray, represent figuratively (in drawing, painting etc.): 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Nul ne poet escrire ne purtraire (var. (P: c.1310) descrire ne portraiter) en peinture Ne beste fust al monde qui eust tel alure  Rom Chev ANTS 4065
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Brandiz est cum un cerf furmé, Cartage cum boef purtreté  Pet Phil 1106
♦to shape, fashion: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  lcel cel fu primes criez, E ové la terre purtreitez  Pet Phil 2470

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See also:

purtrait1  purtraire  purtraiur  purtraiture 
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