† diˈsturble, v. Obs.
Also des-, -tourble.
[ME. a. OF. destorbler, -turbler, -tourbler, f. des- dis- 1 + torbler, turbler, tourbler, early forms of trobler, troubler to trouble (:—L. *turbulāre, f. turbula, turbāre). In the simple verb, the form trouble was from the first prevalent; in the derivative, des-, disturble was the earlier form, and (supported by disturb) survived to c 1500, when it yielded to distrouble (q.v.).]
trans. To disturb, trouble.
| c 1330 R. Brunne Chron. Wace (Rolls) 1106 Þat þey ne go nought vs to wrye, Ne desturble me my weye. c 1380 Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 134 Ire distourblis monnis witte. 1382 ― Matt. xiv. 26. c 1400 Three Kings Cologne 57 All þe citee was gretlich desturbled of her sodeynlich comyng. c 1440 Promp. Parv. 123/1 Dysturbelyn [distroublyn, P.], turbo, conturbo. 1480 Caxton Chron. Eng. lxi. 45 They ne were distourbled of noo man ne lette. |
Hence † diˈsturbling vbl. n.; † diˈsturbler.
| c 1330 R. Brunne Chron. (1810) 254 Edward..salle gyue Philip þe Kyng Alle holy Gascoyn, withouten disturblyng. 1440 Disturbler [see distroubler]. c 1449 Pecock Repr. ii. ii. 139 Scisme sowers and disturblers of the peple. 1481 Caxton Godfrey xviii. 48 They..had passed the water agayn, yf they had not..so grete distourblyng. |