[afinir] (s.xii2/4)

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[afinir] (s.xii2/4)

  FEW:  finire 3,558b Gdf:  afiner 1,142b GdfC: TL: afiner 3,189 DEAF:  fin 1 (afiner)  DMF:  affiner 1  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:
afiner,  affiner,  affyner  

v.a.

1to finish, bring to an end
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Tantes batailles en avum afinees!  1465
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Ore ont nostre baron la parole afinee Et ont al messagier sa raison grantee  2168
2to kill
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  N’est mal […] Qui du sanc n'en ait medicine Que li fiz (=J.C.) […] Dona par amor qui l’affine Quant prist sa dure discipline  2847

v.n.

1 to come to an end
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Buiamond li prince les en fist retorner, Qui vit la nuit venir et le jor afiner  2846
2to perish
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1335 )  Quant Amillioun sout pur veir Qe son pere fuy affyné, De son seignur le counte ad pris congé  51
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  ne purrai plus durrer, de doel me covent morer e afiner  676
finir 
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