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dauner (s.xii3/4)
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dauner (s.xii3/4)

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dauneer,  dauneier,  daunier,  daunoier;  dannoier (l. daunoier?);  doneer,  doner;  donnaier,  donneer,  donner,  donneier,  donnoier;  domnoier;  dounaier,  douneier,  douner;  dounneier;  dosnaier,  dozneier,  doznoier  (damer  TLL i 155)  
  FEW:  domina 3,124a Gdf:  donoier 2,745c GdfC: ∅ TL: donoiier 2,2020 DEAF:  done (donoiier)  DMF:  donoyer  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

to woo, court: 
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  (a companion recommended that) son courage amoliast Ke alcune femme donneast (l. douneast?)  ADGAR3 247.340
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  Lassez moi e Ysolt consiler: je la sui venu douneier!  Fol Trist ANTS 380
( MS: s.xiii2 )  proco -cis -civi -citum: dannoier (l. daunoier?)  TLL i 379
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Ore avez veu e ore avez oi en quele manere nostre seignur donneie (var. (BN: s.xivin) douneie) sa amie  Ancren2 149.23
♦to make love to, have sexual intercourse with: 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Icist tant me douneat Priveement qu’il m’enceintat  Brut Royal 5138

v.absol.

to woo, court: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Les jurs est messages, les nuiz cum roy daunoie (var. (C: s.xiiim) donnoie; (P: c.1310) domnoie)  Rom Chev ANTS 7816
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Par folement dauneer (M.E. Over moche for to daunte and kysse) Poez vus malement pecher  Man pechez 6377
( MS: s.xiii2 )  Ki plus haut daune qe ne puet atteindre (is a fool)  Folies (O) 21

sbst. inf.

wooing, courtship: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  nule guise de daunoer si soudiuant (l. souduiant) ne est [...] come est cele ke est fete en manere de pleinte  Ancren2 199.10

See also:

dauneur  dauneure  donei 
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