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desputer (s.xii2/4)
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desputer (s.xii2/4)

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disputer  
  FEW:  disputare 3,98a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  disputer 9,393a TL: desputer 2,1719 DEAF:  desputer  DMF:  disputer  TLF:  disputer  OED:  dispute v.  MED:  disputen v.  DMLBS:  disputare 693a

v.trans.

1to argue (about), quarrel (over): 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Sa seinte canse (=cheinse, ‘robe’) si sacree Des sanglenz murdrers desputee  Ross ANTS 4142
( 1367 )  aprés plusours altercations desputeez ce (l. ça) et la sur purprises des terres  Rot Scot i 914
♦lawto discuss: 
( 1314 )  unqore serreit a desputer de qi nous tenoms  YBB Ed II xvi 164
( 1316 )  home ne deit my desputer totes les pussebiletés qe pount sur la tenaunce choire  YBB Ed II xx 84
2to oppose, dispute: 
( 1313-14 )  ceo ci n’est mie fors a chalenger et a desputer le power le Roi  YBB Ed II v 161
♦to bring (an objection), hold (against): 
( MS: c.1335 )  N’est clerc [...] Qe femmes vueillent blamer, Ne rien countre eux desputer  Harley Complete iii 116.54

v.intrans.

theol.to dispute, engage in disputation: 
( s.xii4/4; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Jo la vi as clers desputer E lur argument issi falser  S Cath barking 1567
( c.1325; MS: c.1325 )  (J.C.) out desputé ovekes les mestres de la ley  Bible Holkham 29.3
♦theol.to debate, argue: 
( c.1184; MS: s.xiiiex )  Pruz devint e enpernant E en clergie bien desputant Pur sey defendre  S Thom beneit1 77
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  moi pris [...] a merveillier De moi meisme en desputant: ‘Comment, ou est ors li talant Qui tant moi fist ors feible e vein?’  Dial Greg SATF 12969
( MS: s.xivm )  Et molt temps aprés Josephus avoit countee nulle tiels chose, mais ils escrivoient les assemblez en une esglise avoir desputee, ne mye avoir prophetizee. Car altre chose est estre prophete et altre chose est a estre interpretizour  S Jer 5va

p.pr. as gerund

arguing, quarrelling: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: c.1200 )  Corneole […] tolt ire e tençons en desputant  Lapid 103>XVIII 2 (var. H)

p.pr. as a.

theol.trained in disputation: 
( s.xii4/4; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Cest estur n’est pas bien parti Que a mei sule as establi Cinquante clers bien desputanz  S Cath barking 647

p.pr. as s.

1person arguing, quarrelling: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: c.1200 )  Corneole […] tolt ires de desputaunz  Lapid 103.XVIII.2
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  Ly vins fait oblier cure et cussentions; auz desputans donne sens et raison  Waterford busby 257.S57.16
2lawdisputant: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  a desputaunz doune ele (=the stone) victorie  Lapid 282

sbst. inf.

debating, discussion: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: c.1200 )  (Magnetite) dune a hume graze e dulce parole e sens de desputer  Lapid 102.XVI.17
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Vus querez acheisun [...] Que en desputer ne entrissez, Kar asez avez entendu Que tut i serrez convencu  S Clem ANTS 3076
desputer de
to discuss, argue about: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  Li mestre ça en arire La (=hieracitis) soleient mult loer E de ses vertus desputer  Lapid 181.778
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