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esgareter (1165-80 (?))

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esgareter (1165-80 (?))

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FEW: *garra 4,67b Gdf: esjareter 3,472c GdfC: ∅ TL: esjareter 3,1077 DEAF: esjaretter J160 DMF: esjarreter TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: esgaretare 802c

esgaretter, esjareter

v.a.

1to hamstring, disable by cutting the knee-tendons of (a person or horse):

( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii² ) Mais de grant mal se porpenserent, Qui lor chevals esjareterent Que li cristiens [nes] eussent Ne que chevalcher les peussent 9275

( c.1245; MS: c.1255 ) Ne trove nul — ke mut fu grant Li encusur cum un geant — For un neim ke ele out nuri; S’enprist bataile cuntre li. Au premer cop le esgareta, A l’autre les peez li copa 524

v.absol.

1to hamstring, disable by cutting the knee-tendons (of a person or horse):

( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Des alquantes les oilz creverernt E les alquantes esnaserent; E colperent de plusurs les piez, E esgareterent a espiez 291.34

p.p._as_a.

1(of a person or horse) hamstrung, disabled by cutting of the knee-tendons:

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xiv¹ ) equus subnervatus: chival esgaretté 28

garet#1 gareter#1

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