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composer (s.xii1)
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composer (s.xii1)

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  FEW:  pausare 8,65b Gdf:  composer 2,211a GdfC:  composer 9,141c TL: composer 2,635 DEAF:  composer  DMF:  composer  TLF:  composer  / composant  OED:  compose v.  MED:  composen v.  DMLBS:  compausare 405a / componere 

v.trans.

to bring about, put together: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) torceuneries les voz mains composent  75.57.2
♦literatureto compose, write (a work): 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Ne me doit estre a mal torné Si di ço q’autre a composé  150

v.intrans.

to come to an agreement: 
( 1376 )  B. de G. […] ovesque liquel les gentz […] composerent nadgaires d’une certainne ranceon  51.17
( 1400-01 )  plain povoir de convenir, traitier, composer, […] & finablement accorder & venir aux bonne paiz & acorde  ii 157
( 1404 )  nulle persone […] avera provision d’aucune ercheveschié […] jesques atant qe elle ait composé ovesqe la chambre de l’Apostoil de paier […]  iii 557

p.p. as a.

adorned, arranged: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) [...] les filles d'icels composedes, avirun ornedes sicume semblance de temple  129.143.14
grave, sedate: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  […] seinz om […] qui resemblot bien Morigerat e composez  18233
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