1humility, meekness:
(
1267;
MS: c.1300
)
Al premer, pur aver parfit Covient povreté d’esperit; A l’autre covient deboneurté Aver en bone volunté
Lum Lais ANTS 7285
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: 1307-15
)
As temptacions foreines si covient pacience, ke est deboneireté ou suffrance apelee
Ancren2 256.7
(
1354;
MS: c.1360
)
les grandes humblesces et debonairteez qe nous trovons uncore en lui
(=J.C.)
Sz Med1 37
♦
horsesequit.obedience:
(
1212;
MS: 1212-13
)
Un soef amblant palefroi Lui envoiot tot sanz deloi Qui tant fut soef e privé Qe por sa grant deboneirté Lui selt sa muillier chevalchier
Dial Greg SATF 8316
2(act of) goodness, kindness:
(
c.1230;
MS: s.xiiim
)
Bien le devum servir a gré, Quant par sa sule debonearté Sanz desertes nus ad jeté Dei mal
S Modw 5086
(
1267;
MS: c.1300
)
pur bien voler concupiscence, Malice pur deboneirté
Lum Lais ANTS 2533
(
1289
) jo ay enveé [...] un messager a pé a lettres, e nennay uncore nul respons, pur quei jo crey certeinement ke luy reys se avise, e ke il en fra aukune deboneireté, la quele jo desir plus a oir [...]
Reg Peckham 968
(
c.1292;
MS: c.1300
)
qe le donour ne remeigne povere et besoygnous par tiele debonereté
BRITT i 227
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