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confier1 (1365-66)
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confier1 (1365-66)

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confoier  
  FEW:  confidere 2/ii,1034a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  confier 9,151c TL: ∅ DEAF:  confider (confier)  DMF:  confier  TLF:  confier  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.intrans.

to trust: 
( 1400-01 )  confians au plain des sens, loialtees, avisemenz & discretions de […] yceux avons ordeiné […]  Rot Scot ii 157
( 1406 )  Qe please a nostre dit seignour le roy pleinement governer en toutes cases par lour advys, et a ce confier  Rot Parl1 iii 585

p.pr. as a.

confident, trusting: 
( 1392; MS: s.xv1 )  Et, confoiantz fermement que de nous […] vous orriez voluntiers novelles  Lett & Pet 139.91.8-9
( 1395; MS: s.xv1 )  confoiantz verraiement que vous orriez tresvoluntiers […] novelles gracieuses, vous faisons savoir […]  Lett & Pet 210.2
(se) confiant de, en
trusting in: 
( 1365-66 )  Nous confiantz a plain de voz sens, lealtez […]  Rot Scot i 899
( 1397 )  confiantz pleinement del bone avisement […]  Rot Parl1 iii 349
( 1399 )  confiantz en les nobeley, haut discrecion, […]  Rot Parl1 iii 434
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