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aligné (c.1170)
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The form aloiné is a cross reference to the following entry:

aligné (c.1170)

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alingné,  allinné  (alignaz,  aloiné,  aloigné)  
  FEW:  linea 5,352b Gdf:  alignier (alignié) 1,224a GdfC: ∅ TL: alignier (alignié) 1,303 DEAF:  ligne 1 (*)  DMF:  aligner (aligné)  TLF:  aligner  OED:  align v. (aligned)  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

a.

1aligned: 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  que le[s] denz desuz soient aloiné as denz desure  A-N Med i 59
2well-made, well-proportioned: 
( c.1185 )  Ben semblot franche dammeisele, Mult esteit alingné e bele  Proth ANTS 4828
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1335 )  Mout fu beals e aligné  Amis ANTS 215
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Davi ert blunz, si ert un poi russaz, Suz cel Ebreu ne fut melz alignaz (var. (E: s.xiiim) Hebreu ne fut sus cel mels alinnez)  Anc Test (B) 6741
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Le vacher […] deit ver ke il eit tors beaus, e grants, e bien alignez (var. aloygnez) pres od lez vaches pur curre qant eles vodrunt  HENLEY2 282.c55
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  un bel enfant affetiz et aligné (var. alinés)  TREVET Cron1 24.9
3fig.true to character: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Fel traitre iert cist, pur taunt iert alignez, Qu’il est traitre e coart  Horn 1835
4fig.good, worthy: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  li plus sages e li plus alignez  Ancren2 148.6
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