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feinté (c.1136-65)
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feinté (c.1136-65)

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fainté;  faintié,  feintié,  feintie, 
(pl. feintez)  
  FEW:  fingere 3,553b Gdf:  faintié 3,702c GdfC: ∅ TL: feintié 3,1690 DEAF:  feindre (feinte)  DMF:  feintié  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

deceit, pretence: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Celx peret diable od feintié K'il deceit par coveité  Salemon 8539
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Ses mains feri ensemble e se plainst senz faintié  Becket1 5015
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Li plusur perdent par feinté E li plusur par malveisté  Ipom BFR 1757
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  ore vus vai retraite e fainte, ore vus ai jo de feinte (l. feinté) ateinte  Fol Trist ANTS 856

See also:

feintise 
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