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retentir (s.xii2/4)
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retentir (s.xii2/4)

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retinter  (retendir)  
  FEW:  tinnire 13/i,348b Gdf:  retinter 7,145c GdfC:  retentir 10,563b TL: retentir 8,1127 DEAF:  tentir 2 (retentir)  DMF:  retentir  TLF:  retentir  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  retinnire 2814c

v.intrans.

soundto resound, re-echo, reverberate: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: c.1200 ) Calcofanos sonet et retentist quant hom la fiert  Lapid 109.XL.1
( s.xiiex; MS: 1272-82 )  Desour le corn feri; Le paleis retenti  (ms. retendi)  Cor Lai 80
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  La donerent maynte cope sur les healmes gemmez, Par vertu de les coups retentisent les preez  Dest Rome1 743
retentir de
soundto resound, re-echo, reverberate with: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Od l'espee quatre en ocist, Des cops qu'il [fiert] le bois tentist (var. (H: s.xiv1/4) retentist)  GAIMAR1 5666
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Des cops ke s'entredonent retentissent li val  Horn 3366
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  les mountz e les valey[e]s retentissent des douce chauntz des oseylouns  Fouke ANTS 3.3

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tentir 
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