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esbatre1 (1160-74)

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  FEW:  battuere 1,293a Gdf:  esbatre 3,339b GdfC:  esbatre 9,503a TL: esbatre 3,795 DEAF:  batre (esbatre)  DMF:  ébattre  TLF:  ébattre  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
esbater  

v.a.

esbatre les eles
1 orn. to beat one's wings: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  birds En la fontaine el mont s’aloient tuit baingnier, Lor elles esbatoient, s’aloient porcachier  i 23.244

v.n.

1 to stretch one's legs, go for a walk, exercise: 
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) quant tu lieves de dormir, tu dois un petit aler, esbatre et tes menbres estendre ovellement  240.S35.1

v.refl.

1 to stretch one's legs, go for a walk, exercise: 
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 ) cil qui malade gisoient, Qui le fort vin sovent bevoient [...], il morouent, ça treis, ça quatre; E cil qui s’aloient  (ed. a'aloient) esbatre E repassouent e viveient  4370
2to divert, amuse oneself: 
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  alons nous esbater un poy de temps  22.33
s'esbatre ové
1euph.to have sexual intercourse with: 
( 1396; MS: c.1400 )  le signeur s’esbat et esjoit atant avecque s’amie  65
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  ‘Mon amy’, fist ele, ‘n’avez vous point talent pur vous esbatre ovesque moi?’  15.7

p.p._as_a.

1 arrived, reached: 
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 ) Eth vos la novele esbatue Desi qu’au rei a l’ost ariere, Que onc n’en fist semblant ne chiere, N’onques nes en volt escoltier  10735
esbatement 
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