enbruncher (s.xii2/4)
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enbruncher (s.xii2/4)

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[ FEW: *1,564a *bruncus; Gdf: 3,42a embronchier 1; GdfC: ∅; TL: 3,70 embronchier; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  embroncher; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
enbroncher,  enbrouncher,  enbruncer,  enbrunchier;  embroncher,  enbrunker  

v.a.

1to lower: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiim )  Sun espié ad brandit, sun escu enbrunça  (O) 4716
♦to bow, hang (one’s head): 
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Li amiralz en ad le helme enclin E en aprés si.n enbrunket sun vis  3505
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  Li rois les oi, le chef a enbrounché  784

v.refl.

1to bend down: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Joab [...] se enbrunchad si que la spee vers terre li esculurgad  98
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  si esgarda Vers la tere, si s’enbruncha. Aval esgarda  2300
2to conceal oneself: 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Enz en un val s’est enbronché Par unt cil deveint passer  1775

p.p._as_a.

1bent down: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Ne sunt pas né del ciel [...], De terre sunt furné, vers la terre enbrunchié  4815
enbruncher de sa (etc.) teste
1to hang one’s head: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  bestes Ki tudis enbrunchent de lur testes  1861
broncher 
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