sertare

1 sertare v. essartare

2 sertare [back formation from LL sertatus < CL serta+-atus], to garland, crown. regali caput majestate ~atum cinere respergat P. Blois Ep. 215; caput captivari / spinaque †serrari [? l. sertari] / videns deficis J. Howd. Sal. 11. 5; a1350 vel ~atus vel coronatus corona e foliis arborum ‥ composita StatOx 83.