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lenquir (c.1235)
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lenquir (c.1235)

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linquir  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: lenquir 5,322 DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  linquish v.  MED:  linquishen v.  DMLBS:  linquere 1620b

v.trans.

1to relinquish: 
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  'Ma croiz vus doins ke ne mettez ja Jesum en ubbli'. Cist l'en enmercie, ki pas ne la lenqui   S Aub 492
( 1421 )   la dite purpartie, quelle le roi linquist a mesme la countesse de Stafford  Rot Parl1 iv 140
2to renounce: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  E quant hom sun pecché linquist, Deus i entre e li diables en ist  Mirur3 6456

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See also:

relinquir 
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