esbueler (s.xiiiin)
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esbueler (s.xiiiin)

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[ FEW: 1,464b botellus; Gdf: 3,342a esboeler; GdfC: ∅; TL: 3,804 esböeler; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  ébouler; TLF:  ébouler; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
esboeler;  enboeler,  enbouelier,  enboweler;  enbueler,  enbuelir,  enbuiler;  ebueler;  anboueler,  abueler;  aboer;  abolir,  bueler  ii 99  

v.a.

1to disembowel: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  La veisiez [...] tanz chevals esbueler E tant i avoit de gent occis  13470
( MS: s.xiii1 )  exenterari: (D) aboez(var. estre huverz (R)MS: s.xiii1; estre overs (J)MS: s.xiii1)  240.60
( MS: s.xiii1 )  exenterati: (D) ebuelé(var. huvers (R)MS: s.xiii1)  245.67
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Les cors [...] Decolez, esbuelez de espee u de lance  1373
( MS: s.xiiiex )  (the unicorn, having surrendered itself to a maiden) Ne prent garde de morir Quant uns armé l’anbouele  248
( MS: s.xiii2 )  exenterati: (C) enbuylez, eskerdez (var. defez, overs (D)MS: xiii/xiv; abolyt, overt (L)MS: xiii/xiv)  ii 70

v.refl.

1to disembowel oneself: 
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  de l’agu s’enbowela meismes  130.28
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