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desclower (1190-93)

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desclower (1190-93)

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[ FEW: 2/i,770b clavus; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,323a descloer; TL: 2,1507 desclöer; DEAF: ∅; DMF: déclouer; TLF: déclouer; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 679c disclavare ]

descloer

v.a.

1to unnail:

( s.xiv¹; MS: s.xiv^m ) qant ils avoyent desclowés ses piés et ses mayns [...] 110.8

♦to knock the nails out of:

( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv^2/4 ) se peine de martelier, Kar l’us volt fraindre e descloer 3144

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