sustendre (1121-35)
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sustendre (1121-35)

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[gdw]

[FEW: *3/i,196a tendere; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF:  tendre 1 (*); DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅]
susteindre,  sustindre  

v.a.

1to raise, stretch upwards: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 ) Amalec [...] Vers Moyses prist guere. Moises li venquit Quant ses mains sustendit, E quant jus le meteit, Amalech le venqueit  2722
2lawto uphold: 
( 1399 ) [...] al entente de susteindre l'erroine jugement avantdit, et disheriter le dit Thomas et sez heirs en temps avenir  iii 435.111
3to set up, pitch: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 ) Eir est quantke vus vein veez, U vus ren funder (var. (R: s.xiv1/4) sustindre ) ne poez  1666 (var.)
sus#3  tendre#1 
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