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affiancer (s.xii2/4)
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affiancer (s.xii2/4)

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afiancer,  afiauncer  
  FEW:  *fidare 3,499a Gdf:  afiancier 1,137c GdfC: ∅ TL: afiancier 1,182 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  affiancer  TLF: ∅ OED:  affiance v.  / affianced a. and n.  / affiancing n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

to pledge: 
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  S’en volt ostages, e vos l’en enveiez, U dis u vint, pur lui afiancer  Roland 41
♦lawto plight one’s troth to: 
( 1294 )  G. fit R. son fyz affyancer la fyle M.  YBB 21-22 Ed I 601
( 1311 )  si homme affiaunce une femme la Court Christiene tient cele Covenant Matrimoigne  YBB Ed II xi 40
( 1396; MS: s.xivex )  M’amie, je vous prenne icy a ma compaigne, et sur ce je vous affiance  Man lang ANTS 42.9

v.refl.

to promise, vow: 
( 1396; MS: s.xivex )  Doncques prent le signeur la fillete par la main et s’affiance overtement de la foy de son corps qu’il n’avra ja autre fame que li  Man lang ANTS 42.6

sbst. inf.

pledge: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  En pardoun de ces pecchiez vains […] Et de sun fole afiauncer  Corset ANTS 2358
s’affiancer en
to place one’s trust in: 
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  touchant le fait de […] ma deliverance, de laquelle je m’afiance en vous  Lett & Pet 66.22.14
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