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veillant1 (1190-93)

veillant1 (1190-93)

veillaunt;  vaillaunt  

a.

vigilant, careful
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Tant ert [...] Pensis, veillanz, estudios  S Greg 90
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Seyez pacyent e veyllaunt  S Fran 12ra
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  trovent cest porter, ceo est la reson, endormant, ceo est molle e non veliant  Ancren2 36.18
( c.1383; MS: s.xivex )  od la veillante instance et assiduele excitacione du chanceller  SAMPS1 399

s.

1wakeful person
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  En liz occient les dormanz E tuit detrenchent les veillanz  S Edm Life ANTS 2074
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Lé vayllaunt mut en mervylerent E les dormaunz esvyllerent  S Fran 13vb
2watcher
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  Aprés la mynute les veyllanz Furent trovez en dormanz  boz Three Saints 53.199
3lawalert, watchful person (?)
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  car as veillanz soulement eide droit  Mir Just 107
This is an AND1 entry © MHRA 1977-1992: reproduced with permission. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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