demanger (s.xii3/4)
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demanger (s.xii3/4)

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[ FEW: 6/i,169b manducare; Gdf: 2,493c demanguer; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,1362 demangier; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  démanger; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
demannjer,  damager  

v.n.

1to devour: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  (Tigers, etc.) Damageront (var. Demangeront (P)MS: c.1310) vos genz  4431
( c.1230?; MS: s.xiiim )  U li crapolt ja ne murrunt Ki les almes demangerunt  7068
♦to eat away, erode: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  il [...] ke issint le fet, deronge e demanje ses (l. sei) memes, ha! las, ausi com fet le fer la lime  258.25
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