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obedient (s.xii1/3)
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obedient (s.xii1/3)

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obediant,  obedyent  (obedien)  
  FEW:  oboedire 7,277b Gdf:  obedient 5,551a GdfC: ∅ TL: obedïent 6,936 DEAF:  obedïer (obedïent)  DMF:  obédient  TLF:  obédience (obédient)  OED:  obedient adj. and n.  MED:  obedient adj.  DMLBS: ∅

a.

obedient, willing to obey: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiiex )  Obedienz  (ms.  Obedien) ert a sa ley  Lapid 273.235
( c.1184; MS: s.xiiiex )  Si me doint estre obedient De garder vostre comandement  S Thom beneit1 358
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  plus obedient A eux (=the rich) ke a ceux ke sunt aturnez  Lum Lais ANTS 10890
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Ausi, ceo dist, verreement Deut estre de bon obedyent  S Fran ANTS 2588
( 1319 )  e par taunt fut obedient a ses maundemenz  YBB Ed II xxv 46
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  le dite evesqe a le mandement fuist obedient et vient a Londres  Anon Chr1 101.33

s.

one who is obedient: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Taunt cum plus est despysable Le prelat, taunt est plus plesable La humblesce du bon obedient  S Fran ANTS 2571

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See also:

obedience  obediencer  obedier  obeiant  obeir  obeisance  obeisant  obeisantment 
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