retirer (1160-74)
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retirer (1160-74)

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[ FEW: 6,403a martyrium; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 10,564b retirer; TL: 8,1134 retirer; DEAF:  retirer; DMF:  retirer; TLF:  retirer; OED:  retire v.; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
 

v.a.

retirer les, ses resnes
1equit.to pull back reins again: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Au retorner de Diepe out li roiz mout grant ire: l’escu gete e la lance, son gonfanon descire, souvent lasche ses resgnes e souvent les retire  i 144.3974
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim )  La fist Tedbald une folie pesme, Quant pur Girard retirad andous ses resnes  366

v.refl.

1mil.to retreat, pull back one’s army: 
( 1502 )  Et quant ad ce que dit ledit de la Polle se retirer [sic] vers le conte Palatin […], le roy vostre maistre n’en doibt avoir nulle doubte, car le conte ne fera pas telles entreprinses sans le sceu du roy mon maistre  537
tirer 
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