depesceure (s.xiii1/4)

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depesceure (s.xiii1/4)

[ FEW: 8,335a *pettia; Gdf: 2,623a despeceure; GdfC: ; TL: 2,1412 depecëure; DEAF: ; DMF:  dépeçure; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
depesceur,  depsçure;  depeceur,  depeceure,  depessure;  despesceur,  despesceure,  despessure  

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1breaking, fracture
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  lui espirit s’en departira [...] sanz despesceure hors de cestes deus mesons  134.28
med.fracture
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  naufrez ovec la depesceure del tes  i 137.i
med.broken fragment (of bone)
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Jetez envoie la depeceure e ostez la porreture qui est sor le cervel  i 138
breaking open
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiiex )  Icele poume ad muz de greins ke desus la parure Sunt muscé e sunt vermails a la depessure  1565
2fig.breaking down of sense, explanation
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  nul n’entendit l’escripture Ainz k’il (=J.C.) fesist depesçure  134rb40
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