desavoluper (s.xiii3/3)
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desavoluper (s.xiii3/3)

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  FEW:  faluppa *3,398a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  voloper (*)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
desavolupeer,  desavolupier;  dessavoluper,  dessavolupier;  disavoluper,  defavoluper (l. desavoluper)  

v.a.

1lawto render invalid: 
( 1302 )  il par le fet q’il mette avant bye lyer le hom e sa femme conjunctim et non separatim, par quei si nous pussoms disavoluper la garrantie dil un e del autre  30-31 Ed I 30
2lawto extricate, discharge (from): 
( 1292 )  par la fourme de le vocher sy unt yl desavolupé R. [...] de la garrantie  20-21 Ed I 115

v.n.

1lawto escape (from): 
( 1317 )  Par taunt ne poez de la garraunté desavoluper (var. devoluper; disvoluper)  Ed II xxii 191

v.refl.

1lawto extricate oneself (from), get out (of): 
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Quand [...] le defendant conusse le trespas ou la dette, quero si il deyve estre resceu a dire rien pur luy desavoluper ou ne mie  91
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  ne se porrunt [...] aquiter [...] [ne eux desavolupier]  i 60
( 1293 )  cely ver ky le bref est porté put sey dessavoluper de le tort  21-22 Ed I 207
( 1313-14 )  et vous ne pusset nient vous defavoluper (l. desavoluper) del execucion  Ed II viii 84
2to distance oneself (from): 
( 1352 )  le dit R. se desavolupa du dit H.  451
avoluper  desvoluper 
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