purfendre (s.xiiex)

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purfendre (s.xiiex)

[ hap]

[ FEW: 3,552a findere; Gdf: ; GdfC: 10,391c pourfendre; TL: 7,1504 porfendre; DEAF:  fendre (porfendre); DMF:  pourfendre; TLF:  pourfendre; OED:  porfend v.; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
porfendre,  pourfendre, 
p.p. purfendi,  purfendu  

v.a.

1to split, cleave, cut through
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1335 )  Ferir le vait de tel hair Ke [...] Le healme vait tut purfendant, En la cervele baingna le brand E l’oraille [...] Voler fiht en mi la place  (L) 667
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Desque as denz l’a purfendu  5407
fig.emotionto split, cleave, cut through
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Son cuer fendu ton cuer pourfent, La mort de luy toy mortefie  29024

v.refl.

1fig.emotionto split (oneself) in two
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Li reis Joram, des qu'il cel fait entent, Tant se dolut, pur poi qui ne se purfent Il criet e brait e pluret tendrement  (B) 16265
fendre#1  parfendre  pur#2 
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