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cheminer1 (s.xii3/4)
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cheminer1 (s.xii3/4)

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chemener;  chimener,  chiminer  
  FEW:  camminus 2/i,145b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  cheminer 9,66a TL: cheminer 2,343 DEAF:  chemin  DMF:  cheminer  TLF:  cheminer  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  cheminare 326a

v.intrans.

to travel, journey: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  E la (=apple) porte ovec sey quant bien loinz chemine  Rom Chev ANTS 4721
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  portoyt payn et vyn et quanqe mester ly estoyt pour cheminer  Secr anon 13.105
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  je vous dirrai coment un homme chivachant ou chymynant se doit contenere […]  Man lang ANTS 6.20
( 1397 )  le Duc de H. en chiminant entre Braynford & Londres  Rot Parl1 iii 360

p.pr. as s.

traveller: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Cheminanz i passerent e virent le cors jesir a terre  Liv Reis1 144
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Uns Samarien cheminant Par memes ce liu vint passant  Mirur1 144va31
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Il (=J.C.) est li sentiers qui avoie Les chiminanz a fine joie  Ross ANTS 2688
en cheminant
on the way: 
( 1304-05 )  les orgues feismes venir a Langelé, e feurent depescez en cheminant  Lett EPW1 124
( 1323-25 )  pur doute de prise de meismes les lettres en cheminant  St Sard 82
se mettre en cheminant
to set off, start: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Tantost se met en cheminant  Mir N-D 182.46
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