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tapison (1214)

tapison (1214)

tapisone,  tapisoun,  tapisun,  tapysoun  
  FEW:  *tappjan 17,307b Gdf:  tapison 7,644a GdfC: TL: tapison 10,105 DEAF:  tapin 1 (tapison)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

en tapison(s)
secretly, stealthily
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 ) Priveement en tapisons Fors de la vile s'en bingnot Com cil qui en apert n'osot  1142
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 ) David, frere al prince, qui pleins ert de traison, Se met a la fuite cum liere en tapison (var. (H: s.xiv1) S’en ala de son frere cum lere en tapysouns )  242.176
( 1341 ) en tapisouns revenent et seo vengent  125
se mettre, se muscer en tapison
to go into hiding
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 ) tant de lumere cele nut En la prison apparceu fut Ke les gardeyns de la prison Pur pour se muscent en tapison  109.124
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 ) la dite dame [...] se mist en tapisone ou nulle ne la savoit trover  153.22

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See also:

tapie1  tapin  tapinage  tapiner1  tapir1  tapisance  tapissantment 
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tapison