eschanteler (c.1185)

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eschanteler (c.1185)

  FEW:  canthus 2/i,230a Gdf:  eschanteler 3,365b GdfC: TL: eschanteler 3,842 DEAF:  chant 1 (eschanteler)  DMF:  eschanteler  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:
escanteler,  encanteler  

v.a.

1to shatter, smash to pieces
( c.1185 )  Pentalis [...] Od le glaive cler relusant En la pene le fert devant, Si que l’escu tut eschantele  7991
( MS: c.1200 ) sil fiert sur la targe novele qu'il la li freint e eschantele  51
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim ) L’escut del col li freint e escantelet  1292
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim ) Wilame [...] Fiert un paié sur la duble targe novele; Tote li fent e froisse e encantele  1825
achanteler  cantel 
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