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destiner (1121-25)

destiner (1121-25)

(destener  Bonté 166)  
  FEW:  destinare 3,55b Gdf: GdfC:  destiner 9,362a TL: destiner 2,1769 DEAF:  destiner  DMF:  destiner  TLF:  destiner  OED:  destine v.  MED:  destinen v.  DMLBS:  destinare 633c

v.trans.

1to destine, send to a destination
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) Quant vint al tens que il finat, Ralat u Deus lui destinat  S Brend mup 1832
theol. to predestine, predetermine, fore-ordain (as one's destiny)
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) Trovent tel lur entree Cume se lur fust destinee  S Brend mup 798
( 1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Iço est destiné E purveu de Dé  Sibile 1079
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Mes ja a Macedoine vif ne revendrez [...] Kar par vos destinees vus est çoe destinez  Rom Chev ANTS C 5
( MS: s.xiiim )  Puis avint, cum li rois del ciel li destina  Vitas 825
2to put a spell on
( s.xiiex; MS: 1272-82 )  Cest corn fist une fee [...] E le corn destina, Que ja houm n’i bevra, [...]  Cor Lai 231
to oppress, afflict
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiiex )  Del mal que tant fort me destine Ben me porez fere medecine  Donn Am ants 253
3to bring, prepare
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  chastels e meinte tur perine, E tanz des autres biens la terre lur destine  Rom Chev ANTS 4729
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Mult se pena [...] De honurer la duce reine Ke tute duzur nus destine  Mir N-D 126.10
4to command, order
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Joe crei que çoe est Horn ke tute gent destine  Horn 960
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Issi firent cum la reine Lur dit, commande et destine  Mir N-D 102.162
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  icele compaignie ke est destinee par le privé chemin  vegetius2 115.17
5 to announce, send news
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  De l'altre part mult le grevout Que tute gent li destinout Que li dui frere armes aveient, E a bref terme revendreient  Brut WACE 6696
destiner mal a
to wish evil upon
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Mal te vuelent, mal te destinent, Mult te heent, mult te manacent  Brut WACE 6670

v.intrans.

to be destined
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  Ne parlés mes de ce, quar yl destyne as autres  Fouke ANTS 6.16

p.p.

1destined, bound (for)
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  les clers e les lays; e tuz ceus ki sunt destiné a la vie pardurable  Mirour Egl 52.110
( MS: s.xivin )  A double mort sui destiné Si par vus ne sei delivré  Dulcis Harley 90.7
2ill-fated
( 1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Li liu sunt destiné E maudit sunt de Dé  Sibile 913
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