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desputeisun (s.xii2/4)
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desputeisun (s.xii2/4)

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desputeison,  desputeson,  desputesun,  desputison,  desputissoun;  disputeson,  disputison,  desputun  (dispitison  Serm Rawlinson 229)  
  FEW:  disputatio 3,99a Gdf:  desputoison 2,637b GdfC: ∅ TL: desputaison 2,1718 DEAF:  disputacion  DMF:  disputaison  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1disputation, debate: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Fole ame, tu me accuses E forment me anguisse; Jo te face ensement, Mais ne me valdrait nent. Car ceste desputisun Ne nus fait si mal nun  thaon Body and Soul (H) 487
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Ja n'ert ateinte en nul eage Desputeison de fol od sage  Salemon 8224
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Barlaam, le traitre le rei, Est pris e vudra sa lei Defendre par desputesun  Josaphaz2 1201
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  frere Thomas fist un livre de la desputeisun de aperte clergie countre la doctrine cist mestre W.  TREVET Cron1 333.12
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  [...] et furount moult desputisons par sutelté de clergie [...]  Anon Chr1 123.37
♦wrangling, quibbling: 
( 1311 )  Joe n’ay qe faire de vos desputesons  YBB Ed II xi 44
♦discussion: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Ne devum mie prendre a fes Ki die avant u ki die aprés, Quant nostre desputeisun Nen est si en amur nun  S Clem ANTS 7421
2disagreement, contradiction between two ideas: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  kaunt de la chose piert la reysun, Si cesse la desputeisun  Lum Lais ANTS 6930
prendre desputeisun a
to engage in debate with: 
( c.1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) La disme sibilla [...] al rei Salomun Prist el desputeisun  Sibile 72
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