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assensement (c.1200)

assensement (c.1200)

asensement;  encensement,  ensensement  
  FEW:  assensus 25,520b Gdf:  assensement 1,435b GdfC: TL: assensement 1,581 DEAF:  sen (assensement)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

1instruction, advice
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Sovent avient que d’estrange gent Avien grant assensement  Gui War 9426
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Ententyvement Deu requyst Ke il ly donast ensensement De purveer bon ordaynement  S Fran ANTS 1835
instruction, teaching
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  Et par le soen asensement Fere de queor l’amendement  Corset ANTS 2186
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Jhesu ly dona entendement De saver sun asensement Ke en le evangile est escrist  S Fran ANTS 348
2 agreement, approval (=assentement?)
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Si vus avendra grant honur en tere E pris e los, s’il est u pais u guere. Quant Jeu veit qu’il a l’asensement (var. (B: s.xiii3/4) l’asentement) De trestut l’ost e le grant bonement, Il comanda que nul n’alast avant  Anc Test (E) 16698
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Ke ly donast ensensement De sa request' issi parfere  S Fran ANTS 1202

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assentement 
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