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abusion (c.1136-65)

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abusion (c.1136-65)

abusioun,  abusiun;  abbusion  
  FEW:  abusio 24,60b Gdf:  abusion 1,40a GdfC: TL: abusion 1,69 DEAF: DMF:  abusion  TLF: OED:  abusion n.  MED:  abusioun n.  DMLBS:  abusio 11a

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1abuse, improper practice
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Aprés les morteus pecchez set -- Si nul de ces par kas eit fet -- Demander dé duze abusiuns Ke l’en fet en religiuns  Lum Lais ANTS 10031
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 )  Si at une coyfe de mult orde fame. Un wardecors de abusiun (var. ms. joberie)  BOZ Char 412
( c.1350; MS: c.1350 )  ascunes custumes bones et honestes […] et autres usages que sount abusions gardez et usez, lesqueux sount countre l’estat de vostre religion  A-N Rules 100
( 1411 )  remedie pur abusion de la loye  Rot Parl1 iii 647
wrong, impropriety
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  E male abusion labore Quant Deu guerpist e idele aore  Salemon 1967
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Ceo ne est si folie nun E turne a grant abusiun De dire que […]  S Clem ANTS 9546
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Car trop lur serroit grant abusioun Que homme dust estre lur (=angels’) compaignoun  Serm Rawlinson 876
2lawabuse, illegal use
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  fausines e abusions usez en court  Mir Just 187
en abusion
wrongly, improperly
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Verité est en jugement […] Ki verité en toldreit, Jugement sun dreit nun perdreit. En abusion est nomé S’il n’est traitié en verité  Salemon 10793
abusion est que
it is wrong that
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Abusion est qe prison soit chargé de fer  Mir Just 160
abusion est a
it is erroneous to
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  […]: Abusion est a quider qe escriz e chartres facent estat  Mir Just 163
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