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purtendre (c.1136-65)
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purtendre (c.1136-65)

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portendre  
  FEW:  tendere 13,199b Gdf:  portendre 6,315c GdfC: ∅ TL: portendre 7,1585 DEAF:  tendre (portendre)  DMF:  pourtendre  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  protendere 2535a

While the Latin verb portendere ('to portend') did exist (DMLBS 2354b), the sense of the AN purtendre seems to have derived from protendere.

v.trans.

to spread (out), extend: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  De cordes ad teissu sun lit [...]. De tapiz peinz l'at portendu, Ki d'Egipte li sunt venu  Salemon 4835
( c.1185 )  riche tref, Ben atachee et ben bordee, Ben purtendue  Proth ANTS 1412
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Li covoitous, quant s’aparçoit Que pres de luy jofne homme soit, Q’est riche des possessions Et innocent, lors en destroit Son cuer remaint comment pourroit Ses retz pourtendre a tieux buissons  GOWER Mirour 6234

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See also:

contendre  destendre2  entendre2  estendre1  partendre  protendre  pur2  tendre1 
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