1to confine, pen in:
(
s.xii1;
MS: 1155-60
)
li fil estrange decurrunt
(Latin: defluent) et serunt cuntrait
(var. (B: s.xii4/4) contrait) (Latin: contrahentur) en lur anguisses
(Latin: in angustiis suis)
27.XVII.46
1to contract:
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: s.xiii1
)
cels ki
contraient des mains, et cels ki de nuit se combatent
289
(
MS: s.xiii1
)
Kar ki sor lui la
(=paederos) portera, Ja de ses nerfs ne
contrara (=will not get cramp)
199.1372
1contracted:
(
c.1240;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
E puis
contrait, puis estendu, se move li malade
i 85
2disabled, paralysed, unable to walk because of deformity, injury or illness:
(
c.1184;
MS: s.xiiiex
)
La fait les cuntrez redrescer, Les surdz oir, les muz parler E ciuz veanz
1966
(
c.1235;
MS: c.1235
)
du cors
contrait, defiguré
1773
(
c.1275;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Aprés le vou ke pur ly fu fet Le braz adresça ke fu
contret
8333
1one who is disabled, paralysed, unable to walk because of deformity, injury or illness:
(
MS: 1120-40
)
Surz ne avogles, ne contraiz ne leprus [...] Nuls n'en i at ki n'alget malendus
551
(
c.1136-37;
MS: s.xiiex
)
Tuit li
cuntrait (var. (R: s.xiv1) clochant) ki la veneient E cius e surz seins [i] esteient
4067
(
s.xii3/3;
MS: s.xiiim
)
Pur lui ad Deus garri
contreit
146
(
s.xivin;
MS: 1382
)
Homme malade gist en liter
(M.E. Sikeman lith in hors-bere) Et un coueret
(l. contret) in bruter
(M.E. And the crepul in the wilbarewe)
217
(
1356-57;
MS: s.xivex
)
seint Pierre par la grace de Dieu fist le
contree aler et issir del temple
205
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