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chaler1 (1113-19)
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chaler1 (1113-19)

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chaleer,  chaleir,  chaloir,  chaloire;  caleir;  challair,  chailler;  kaloir  (chaleur );
ind.pr.3 calt,  chalt,  chaud,  chaude,  chaut,  chet,  cheut,  chielt,  chiut,  chout; 
ind.impf.3 chaleit,  chalout; 
pret.3 chalut; 
fut.3 chaldra,  chaudra; 
cond.3 chaldreit,  chaudreit; 
sbj.pr.3 chaille,  kaylle; 
sbj.impf.3 calsist,  chausist; 
p.p. chalu  
  FEW:  calere 2/i,82b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  chaloir 9,29c TL: chaloir 6,775 DEAF:  chaloir  DMF:  chaloir 1  TLF:  chaloir  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  calere 244a

v.impers.

to matter, be of importance, concern: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Mais ne chalt que fols die, Je ne me repent mie  Comput ANTS 115
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  de l’orgoil de cest mund ne lui porrad chaler  GUISCH 1404
( c.1250; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Ne poet chaloir si il les aime ou hiet  Pop Med 151.70
( 1376 )  auxint come rien ne lour eust chalu si touz les citees et borghs fuissent a un coup destruitez et periez  Rot Parl1 ii 332
( 1396; MS: s.xivex )  Il ne m’en chaut doncques  Man lang ANTS 43.18
quin chalt
who cares?: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Huit cenz quarante en i morurent. Quin chalt? Feluns perjures furent  GAIMAR1 3150
ne vous chalt, chaille (a)
do not worry (about), it is of no importance to you (to): 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Ne voilez esperer en iniquité, e ravines ne vus chielt a cuveiter  Oxf Ps ANTS 77.61.10
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  Hé, mon amy, ne vous chaille, quar il faut gaigner ce que n'e[n] n'e[n] poet avoir a jour de huy  Man lang ANTS 17
nun chaille
no matter!: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 ) Qe plus prés ne venent. Les noz dient: ‘Noun kaylle!’, Et pernent ly Syward, qe plus avaunt n'y aylle  LANGTOFT thiol2 317.930

p.pr. as a.

nun chalant
nunchalant

sbst. inf.

nun chaler
nunchaler

See also:

chaille  eschaler3 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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