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consivre (s.xii1/3)

consivre (s.xii1/3)

cunsivre, 
ind.pr.3 conseut,  consiut;  consuit,  consust; 
pret.3 consivit; 
fut.1 conceverai; 
sbj.pr.3 consout; 
sbj.impf.3 conseust; 
p.p. consuy,  cunseu  
  FEW:  consequi 2/ii,1063a Gdf:  consievre 2,253c GdfC: TL: consivre 2,740 DEAF:  consivre  DMF:  consuivre  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  consequi 448c

v.trans.

1to follow
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Set cenz en sunt a lui venuz, En Bruneswald l’unt cunseuz  GAIMAR1 5548
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Ermenild, ma fillie, pri K’ele vos consout et meinteinge  S Audree1 1851
to follow upon
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  et conseut sovent repentaunce hastif counseil, et plus sovent hastif jugement  BRITT ii 228
2to follow, carry out, heed
( 1291 )  la ou ele aveyt parlé […] de seure sé plays […] receut pleynement son senz et le conseil […] pleynement aveyt conseu  King’s Bench v.cxxvi
3to pursue
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  qe chescun […] s’apprestast des mortieux peccheours occire […] ou de les consuire (l. consivre) de vile en vile a hu e cri  Mir Just 11
to seek after
( MS: s.xivin )  Tut temps […] Mun duz Jhesu conceverai, Lee serrai quant le troverai  Dulcis Harley 94
4to catch up with, overtake
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Artur l’enchaça tant e quist Qu’il le cunsut e qu’il le prist  Brut WACE 9698
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Qui qu’il consuit, abat mort  Gui War 2435
to reach, land a blow on
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Ki de la hache ert conseuz Tut ert parmi le cors fenduz  Brut WACE 871
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Par la bataille vait J. poinnant, Qu’il consiut, de mort nen ad garant  Anc Test (B) 3791
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiiex )  De une hache ben tempré Co[n]suit le jor un chevaler  Dermot2 2443
to hit, touch
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiii2 )  Ço qu’ele (=ceraunius) conseut  (ms. consiut) art e fent  Lapid 218.426

See also:

sivre 
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