conturber (s.xii1)
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conturber (s.xii1)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,1125b conturbare; Gdf: 2,266b contorber; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,776 contorber; DEAF:  contorber; DMF:  conturber / contourber; TLF: ∅; OED:  conturb v.; MED:  contourbed ppl.; DMLBS: 477a conturbare ]
contorber,  conturbler;  controubler;  cunturber  

v.a.

1to shake, rock: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  cunturbé sunt li mont en la fortece de lui  69.45.3
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  el tuen esturbeillun conturbe (Latin: conturba) els  153.LXXXII.15
2emotionto disturb, upset, throw into confusion: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  En mei trespasserent les tues ires, e li tuen espowentement conturbent mei  9587.17
♦to upset, pervert: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Sainte Iglise het ki mellant Li vait ses filz e contorbant  5970
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiim )  legat qui lui (=the Pope) sont environ Poent entre els moveir dissension, E conturber une bien grant raison  36
3to confound, bewilder: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  fuildres multipliat et conturbat eals (Latin: conturbavit eos)  24.XVII.14

p.p._as_a.

1 emotion troubled, upset, thrown into confusion: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Desturnas ta face de mei, e je sui fait conturbé  58.29.9
2 crooked, twisted: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  saine mei, Sire, quar li mien os sunt conturbet  44.6.2
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