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(
s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2
)
Car al pais dont eles sunt furent controvez les haubers E les helmes cerclees […]
Rom ChevANTS 6187
(
c.1305; MS: c.1330
)
Metez ore des clavouns sour les beaus colers […], Celes ke les contrevent le comparunt mult chers
BOZChar 355
♦to devise, think up:
(
1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3
)
Li paien controverent Les nuns que as jurz dunerent Li premier
ComputANTS 423
(
s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4
)
Pur les crestiens esponter Se volent li paen vanter De cuntruver diverses peines
Set DormANTS 185
(
c.1265
)
ceo (=courtesy of England) est appellé le ley de Engleterre purceo ke ele fut contrové en Engleterre pur les poveres gentils hommes
Fet assaver 107
♦
to establish, set up:
(
c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4
)
dire pur quei Chescone feste est controvee
S Nicholwace 5
♦to invent, fabricate, make up:
(
c.1235; MS: c.1235
)
Mes si veuz estre quites de mort e repruver, Desdi ke tu dit as par tes gas cuntruverS Aub 1299
(
MS: s.xiiim
)
ne l’ai contrové pas, […] Mes […] sicum jel trovai escrit sil vus dirrai
Antecrist 18
(
1325
)
pur enditement contrové sur le dit J. de la mort T.M.
Rot Parl1 i 435