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diverser (1150-70)

diverser (1150-70)

diversier;  disverser;  deverser  
  FEW:  diversus 3,107a Gdf:  diverser 2,731b GdfC: TL: diverser 2,1967 DEAF:  divers (diverser)  DMF:  diverser  TLF: OED:  diverse v.  MED:  diversen v.  DMLBS:  diversari 2 704c

v.trans.

to change, alter
( 1150-70; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Ce lui diverse sun pensé  Trist thomas2 337
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  solonc la diversité des causes poissons diverser les cures  A-N Med i 179
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  si covendra diversier les fourmes des brefs solom les diversetez des cas  BRITT ii 3
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 )  Donke (var. (O: s.xivm) Lors) chaungent l’enchochure (var. (O: s.xivm) le cochure; (L: s.xii-s.xiv) la couchure; (C: s.xivin) l’enchochire; (C: s.xivin) l’enchure) e diversent le champ  BOZ Char 329
( 1329-30 )  Diversité de fait diverse la ley  YBB 3-4 Ed III 330

v.intrans.

1to be different
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Quant li Norman la terre pristrent Les granz estoires puis remistrent [...] Pur la gent qui dunc diverserunt (=pret.6) E les languages si changerunt  Waldef BB 43
( MS: s.xiii )  lossenger e leal ami Diversent par nature  Lyric 261.56
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  tut diversent il es nons  Mir Just 128
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  Prunes poi nourissent et disversent en .ij. manieres: les unes sunt blanches, les autres sont noires  Waterford busby 298.S123.1
( 1309 )  meller teux brefs qe issint diversent  YBB Ed II ii 91
2to change, alter
( 1256; MS: c.1300 )  Pur set jors set lettres sunt, Mes chescun an diverserunt  RAUF ANTS 232
3to diverge, disagree
( 1260; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Une gent varient mout e diversent sur cest respons  Brev Plac 207
( 1312-13 )  issi estes a un, mes vous diverset en le temps  YBB Ed II xiv.i 127

v.refl.

1to change
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  Ci se diverse la matire  ADGAR3 236.132
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiim )  ceu k'ourent geté les flurs quant est entré [...] tost se deverserent, kar ceus le corunerent d'espines a dolur  Reimpredigten 138.101
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  si la cause se diverse  Mir Just 83
2to vary
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Se diverse solom les diversetz d’accions  Mir Just 109
( 1312 )  Ausi com brefs en lor nature se diversent [...]  YBB Ed II xii 168

p.pr. as a.

different
( 1256; MS: c.1300 )  ja nul an ne poez mettre Un jor pur autele lettre Cum il fud a l’an devant, Kar chescun an est diversant  RAUF ANTS 236
diverser de
to vary in
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Pieces de marbre [...] Ki diversassent de culur  S Jean ANTS 2265
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