entrebatre (1181-85)

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entrebatre (1181-85)

  FEW:  battuere 1,293b Gdf:  entrebatre 3,279b GdfC:  entrebatre 9,485c TL: entre- (entrebatre) 3,633 DEAF:  batre (entrebatre)  DMF:  entrebattre  TLF:  entre- (entrebattre)  OED: MED: DMLBS:

ind.pr.3 entrebath  

v.n.

1to come between, interpose oneself
( 1181-85; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Kant [i] devez leisser la char, Si ne l[e] tenez a eschar: [E] le lundi e le sabath E le mescredi ke entrebath  1206
2to fight, dispute
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  (the dialectician) puis quant tant apris avrat Que ferm e seur en serrat, Desdunc porrat plus franchement Entrebatre  11666

v.refl.

1to fight each other
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  puis se entrebatount com furent forsenez  158
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Fort se entrebatunt meyntenaunt, Le blaunk le rouge sorpoeyt  238
batre#1  entreabatre 
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