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atourner

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French atourner, from Old French atorner.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.tuʁ.ne/
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Verb

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atourner

  1. (dated, transitive)[1] to attire, to dress[2]
    Synonyms: orner[2], parer[2]
    • 1876, Charles Immermann, translated by Desfeuilles, Les paysans de Vestphalie[2], page 110:
      Cependant deux filles d’honneur atournaient l’épousée dans sa chambre.
      Meanwhile two bridesmaids were dressing the bride in her bedchamber.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ atourner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 [1]

Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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Old French atorner.

Verb

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atourner

  1. to equip; to furnish with; to provide with
    • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 43:
      Car il y estoit moult bel, moult fort & bien atourné de bons murs
      For it [the castle] was very beautiful, very strong and very well furnished with good walls

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

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  • French: atourner

References

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  • atourner on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)