mestraire (s.xii3/3)
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mestraire (s.xii3/3)

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[ gdw]

  FEW:  trahere 13/ii,178a Gdf:  mestraire 5,309c GdfC: ∅ TL: mestraire 5,1705 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  métraire  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
mestreire,  mestrere  

v.a.

1gamesto move (a piece) the wrong way: 
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Ja erent li merel (=merel, counter in game called merels) mestreit (=things will go badly)  1598

v.n.

1also_fig.to shoot badly, miss: 
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  ceoli qe malveise mein ad Sovente feize mestrerra  1122
( c.1300; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  il ne voit sa mein mestrere Que ele vousist de rien mesfaire  1152

inf._as_s.

1 shooting badly, missing: 
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 ) Cil treist al Gualeis e failli Car al mestraire defailli. Li Gualeis dist, 'Jo retrarai'  3752
maltraire  mestrait  traire 
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