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[nunchalant] (c.1136-65)
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[nunchalant] (c.1136-65)

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nonchaillant,  nonchalant,  nunchalaunt  
  FEW:  calere 2/i,83b  Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  nonchalant 10,207c TL: nonchalant 6,775 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  nonchalant  TLF:  nonchalant  OED:  nonchalant a.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

a.

negligent, careless: 
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1307-15 )  les Engleis furent si espoueriz ki il devindrunt nonchalanz, ne ne se voleient defendre  Reis Engl1 90.4
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Joe suy a blamer cum nunchalaunt, Ke avaunt ne ay fet prechement As oyseus ke le oent si ducemen  S Fran ANTS 5210
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  Pur ceo dit Moyses de tieux qe sont nonchalantz en tiel peril [...]  BOZ Cont 46
estre nunchalant a (+inf.)
to be careless about, neglect to: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  La femme esteyt nunchalaunt A fere le preu de sun enfaunt  S Fran ANTS 8718
estre nunchalant de
to be careless about, neglect: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Ki non chaillanz est de science, E fait la mal od negligence, Le mal k'il fait par ignorance Ne l'escoset, ainz est nuisance  Salemon 6445
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1307-15 )  en son tens fust trop grant descord en Engletere .xv. anz, issi ke nul baron se tint a autre e le rey fust nonchalant de ceo ki fere deveit  Reis Engl1 192.6

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See also:

chaler1  nun1  nunchalance  nunchalareté  nunchaler  nunchalerie  nunchalerus  nunchalie  nunchalif  nunchalure  nunchalus  nunchalusement  tresnunchalant 
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