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parlire (s.xiiiin)

parlire (s.xiiiin)

perlire, 
p.p. parleu,  parlieu,  parliu,  parlue,  perlewe  
  FEW:  legere 5,243b Gdf:  parlire 5,775b GdfC: TL: parlire 7,297 DEAF:  lire 1 (parlire)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  perlegere 2216c

v.trans.

to read through
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Quant la lettre ert parlue E la resun bien entendue  S Modw 4753
( 1313-14 )  Et qaunt les articles furrent parlieuz  YBB Ed II v 20
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivex )  quant les chartres furent totes perlewes, si agrea quant ke sun pere ad fet  Three Chronicles 18.528
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Pour ce l'escript du conscience Om doit parlire en tieu maniere  GOWER Mirour 14896

v.intrans.

to finish reading
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  se teisent tute la gent Por oir ke l'eveske dirra [...] Quant l'eveske out parleu, De grant pité s'est esmeu  Set Dorm ANTS 1507

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See also:

enlire  eslire  lire3  par2 
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