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:
(
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):
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
♦
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
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
1person arguing, quarrelling:
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
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