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tentir (1136-37)
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tentir (1136-37)

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  FEW:  tinnire 13/i,345a Gdf:  tentir 7,682c GdfC: ∅ TL: tentir 2 10,237 DEAF:  tentir 2  DMF:  tentir  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  tintinnare 3443c

v.trans.

soundto sound, make produce a sound: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex ) Meint corn i ot tenti, sonee meinte buisine  Horn 1661

v.intrans.

1soundto resound, echo, reverberate: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim ) Par les acers, qu’il funt grundir De rustes colps, ke il vunt ferir, Oissez si les vals tentir E le[s] muntaines regalir  S Modw 8303
♦sound(of metal) to clang, emit a ringing sound: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex ) La bataille est dure e grant est li resun [...]. Les heaumes funt tentir e quassent li blazon  Horn 3143
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex ) Li fer tentissent, e cruissent li acier  FANT OUP 648
2soundpathol.(of ears) to ring: 
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) Tinni, gallice ‘tenti’ [...]: Tinniant aures eius  Dictionnaire hébreu 65.33
( c.1300?; MS: s.xivm ) Si lez orailes tentisent [...] çoe signefie aveglement des oilz  Med Comp ANTS 5.108
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 ) Si les oreils tentisent ou sonnent [...]  A-N Med ii 206.20
tentir de
soundto resound, echo, reverberate with: 
( 1136-37; MS: s.xiiex ) Des cops qu'il [fiert] le bois tentist  GAIMAR1 5666

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See also:

retentir  tinter  
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