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tenser1 (1136-37)
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tenser1 (1136-37)

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tensier;  tencer  
  FEW:  *tensare 13/i,225a Gdf:  tencer 2 7,673a GdfC: ∅ TL: tenser 10,231 DEAF:  tenser  DMF:  tenser  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  tensare 1 3402b

v.trans.

1to protect, defend, keep in safety: 
( 1136-37; MS: s.xiiex ) Qui entrer pot en la cited, Si fud garid e bien tensed  GAIMAR1 2422
( MS: s.xii2/4 ) Barons franceis, pur mei vos vei murir; Jo ne vos pois tenser ne guarantir  Roland 1864
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 ) Al chevalier unt enveié E si li unt dit e nuntié Que s' amie face venir Pur lui tencer e garentir  marie Lais 86.464
( MS: s.xiii1 ) Si nus nel poum vers vostre cors tenser, Nus [ne] valdrum mie deus deners mone[e]z  Gui Bourgogne 4562
♦to help, aid: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) Se Deu ne[l] vousist itant tenser Ke amendast le soen penser  Pet Plet ANTS 51
♦to support, favour: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiim ) Charité [...] Altres vertuz nurrist e garde e tense  Rom rom 894
2to spare: 
( 1136-37; MS: s.xiiex ) [Enveiat ost] sur Escoteis; Devant els n'ot mustier tensed, Arstrent mustiers e chapeles  GAIMAR1 1480
3taxto exact tax for, demand tribute in return for protection of: 
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex ) Li cuens de Leircestre [...] ad tensé la terre, cum il en fust bailli  FANT OUP 815
♦taxto subject to tax, the exaction of protection-money: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin ) Sovent coreit par Costentin E tensout tout Avrencein  Rom de Rou wace ii 240.9528
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex ) Ne pot tenserie (var. (L: s.xiiiex) Nes puet tensier ) ne rien d'eus aver  FANT OUP 1121 (var.)
tenser de
to protect, defend against, save from: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim ) La ceinture voil renveier Ke m'ad tensé de l'adverser  S Modw 4864
tenser sa (etc.) vie
1to save one’s life: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex ) Ke çoe iert sire Horn, a ki tensa sa vie  Horn 4507
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 ) [...] Ke il nen oserent nient Home ne femme a eus livrer Ky la pur sa vie tenser Fuist venuz al seint a guaraunt  S Edm Life ANTS 3628
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) Tant i ad de sanc perdu par cop d'espee: Il est merveille cum vie m'est tensé!  Anc Test (B) 7399
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin ) De robeurs unt itel pour Ke ne sevent quel part turner Enpur lur vies tenser  Brut Royal 3408
( MS: 1272-82 ) tere [...]. Princes ki par valour Defent ke l’um ne l’arde Sa vie tense e garde A mil houmes le jour  Prov Digby ants 437
2to support, look after oneself: 
( 1181-85; MS: s.xiv1/4 ) Autre chartre pas nen [i] eit Dunt [il] succurs nul nen [i] eit. [E] nekedent si eit despense Dunt a bosuin sa vie tence Ke povrement se pusse vivre  Hosp Rule 1406

v.intrans.

tenser a
to put oneself under the protection of: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii1 ) Il m’a mandé qu’il m’avra cher. Ço qu’ai me pramet a duner, Puis ma vie me volt granter Si jo purpos a lui tenser  S Edm Pass ANTS 572
tenser de
to protect, defend oneself against, keep safe from: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 ) De murs se ceinnent […] Pur tenser de lur enemi  Mirur1 153ra16

v.refl.

1to protect, defend oneself: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 ) Prodome se put bien defendre e tenser  Rom Chev ANTS 3654
2taxto pay protection-money, be taxed: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 ) Car treus ne repos ne lur volt point doner, E cil ne se volent rendre ne tenser  Rom Chev ANTS 2232
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 ) E sur reliques me jurrez Ke vus nuli deporterez En Estangle, [n’]en lung n’en lé, Ke vers mei ne se seit tensé De ses chastels, de sun aveir  S Edm Life ANTS 4236
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) Li reis des Moabiz soleit doner Son pere Achab treu pur sei tenser  Anc Test (B) 15391

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See also:

tensement1  tenserie  tensour1 
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