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duel (1120-40)
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duel (1120-40)

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deele,  del,  deol,  deul;  doel,  doele,  dol,  dole;  doul;  duil,  dul  (diex  Chans Croisade 242.36,  dolul  Brut2 785.173,  duyel  Prov inéd 425.28)  
  FEW:  dolus 3,121a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  dueil 9,418b TL: duel 2,2094 DEAF:  duel  DMF:  deuil  TLF:  deuil  OED:  dole n. 2  MED:  dole n. 2  DMLBS:  dolor 1 713b

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1physical pain: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  tuer a dol e a torment  Boeve 44
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  a quel bataille le count de A. avauntdit od grand doel fuist occys  Anon Chr1 5.30
2emotiongrief, sorrow: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  Del duel s'asist la medre jus a terre  S Alexis1 146
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  A poi de duel n’esrage li gentil rei L.  FANT OUP 34
( s.xiiex; MS: 1272-82 )  Hounk pus n’out del ne ire Einz comença a rire  Cor Lai 459
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Tant ad al quer doel e ire  S Greg 553
duel de coer
emotionheart-ache, grief, sadness: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Desplesance par dedenz si est doel de quer, corouz e ire  Ancren2 255.12
a duel
1emotion in grief, grief-stricken: 
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  Sa mere, ki a duil vesqui  S Edw paris ANTS 469
2 emotion miserably, sadly: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Mult par i ot nes perilies E meschines a duel neiees  Brut WACE 6068
a duel e a turment
turment
aler a duel
to come to harm, meet with disaster: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Li reis vit le mal ki vendreit, E que la terre a duel irreit  Rom de Rou wace i 228.1792
aver duel al coer
emotion to grieve, mourn: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Merlin mult se contrubla, Duel out al quer, mot ne sona  Brut WACE 8310
estre duel
to be a pity: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  Dol fu ke il ne neat en le unde la hors en cele mer parfunde  Fol Trist ANTS 589
faire duel
emotionto grieve, mourn: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Cil [detirerent] lur chevols E firent dol desmesuret  GAIMAR1 6349
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Quant lur enfant estranglé virent, Quel merveille si grant doel firent?  S Nichol wace 1258
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  morust a Calays le tresnoble [...] count de W. [...] pur quoy graunt deele fuist fait  Anon Chr1 62.20
(de)mener duel
emotionto grieve, mourn: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  Chi dunt li vit sun grant dol demener, Sum piz debatre e sun cors dejeter  S Alexis1 426
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Ja por plaindre ne vivront Cil qui morent e qui mort sont, Filz ne poet pere recovrer, Ne pere filz, par dol mener  Rom de Rou wace ii 265.10248
mettre a duel
to subject to pain: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  A grant duel met la sue carn medisme  S Alexis1 432
♦emotionto afflict with grief: 
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  E clergie e seinte iglise Est a duel e hunte mise  S Edw paris ANTS 549
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