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rechater1 (s.xii2/4)

The form rachater2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

rechater1 (s.xii2/4)

racater,  rachater  
  FEW:  captare 2,317b Gdf:  racheter 6,536b GdfC: TL: DEAF:  capter (*)  DMF: TLF: OED:  recheat v.  MED:  rechaten v.  DMLBS:

v.trans.

soundto summon back by blowing a horn
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Sunent cil graisle (=trumpet) e derere e devant E tuit rachatent encuntre l’olifant  1833
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Cil est mult proz ki sunet l’olifant, D’un graisle cler racatet ses cumpaignz  3194

v.intrans.

soundven.to blow a recheat, sound the horn to summon back the hounds in a hunt
( s.xiv1/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Nous apeloms ceste chose la chace de forlyng: vous chacez ovesqe les chenes que sount devant e rechatez aprés ceaux qe sount enavaunt  86
( s.xiv1/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  quant [...] les bestes passant hors de bonde e les chenes aprés; donqe devez vous corner en ceste manere: une mote e pus rechater: 'tro-ro-rout [...]'  97
( s.xiv1/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  [...] pur cele encheson cornay je une mote et rechatai sur les chenes  104

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See also:

chater1 
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