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forlignier (1121-35)

forlignier (1121-35)

forliener;  forligner,  forlinier;  forloyner;  forsligner,  forslignier,  forsliner,  forslisner, 
p.p.pl. forslignees  
  FEW:  linea 5,354a Gdf:  forlignier 4,81c GdfC: TL: forlignier 3,2104 DEAF:  ligne 1 (forlignier)  DMF:  forligner  TLF: OED:  forline v.  MED:  forlinen v.  DMLBS:

v.intrans.

to go astray, wrong
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Vers Deu guarder devum Que nus ne forslignum  Best ants 2138
to degenerate, deteriorate
( MS: s.xiiiex )  degenero: forliener  TLL ii 163
forlignier de
to stray from, forsake
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Edward de Carnervan [...] beaus homme et fort de corps et de membre, mes il forslisna de les tetches et de la manere son pere  Ancren2 80
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  les rois de France forslinerent de la force et le savoir de lour auncestres  TREVET Cron1 236.13
to be a degenerate form of
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Aisil, ki forslignet de vin, Sunt felon porvers e malin  Salemon 6371

p.p. as a.

degenerate
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Ne sunt pas fil Jesu, ainz sunt tuit forslignié  Becket1 4811
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Mais jo quid ke il sunt forligné, Quant isci se sunt herbergé  Brut Royal 2163
unworthy
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Il est bon pere e de bon aire asés, Gardums qui ne seium fiz forslignees  Anc Test (B) 15133

p.p. as s.

degenerate person
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Les prodons sunt mort sanz faile [...] Les forlignés sunt unkore vifs Ke a cel amendement unt le secle mis  Mir N-D 35.75
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forlignier