applier (1163-70)
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applier (1163-70)

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[ FEW: 25,36b applicare; Gdf: 1,343a aploier; GdfC: ∅; TL: 1,453 aploiier; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  aploier; TLF: ∅; OED:  apply v.; MED:  ap(p)lien v.; DMLBS: 106c applicare ]
apllier;  plier  

v.a.

1to apply, use: 
( 1377 )  qe tout ce qe est ou serra granté a nostre Sire le Roi […] fust appliez & despenduz en les guerres […]  iii 6
( 1382 )  les deniers ent provenantz soient entierement appliez sur la salve garde de la meer  ii 25 iii
( 1392-93 )  que […] la tierce partie de les issuz […] seroit appliés a l’oeps et prouffit notre Seignour le Roy  145
( 1397 )  et ascunfoitz la meindre partie apliant et convertant a son eops propre  i 234
2lawto attach (to oneself): 
( 1313-14 )  il entra com seignour du mees en appliant a ly franctenement  Ed II viii 136

v.n.

1to conform, bend (to): 
( 1397 )  solement pur obbeier & applier au comaundement du Roy  iii 382
2ship.to land, make land: 
( 1334 )  deinz la fraunchise de la ville de Suthampton, des estranges & des privees, auxi bien en l’ewe come en terre, & auxi des neefs illoeqes appliauntz, ou dehors  ii 87
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  applierount a Portesmuth galeys de Fraunce  13.19
♦ship.to moor, tie up: 
( 1321 )  chescun graunt neef pliaunt au dit kay  Ed II xxvi 170

v.refl.

1to conform, bend (to): 
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii2 )  Li pelerin mult l’en mercient, A sun cumandement s’aplient  4372
emploier 
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