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aprester2 (s.xii1/4)
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aprester2 (s.xii1/4)

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apprester;  apreiter,  aprister  
  FEW:  praestare *9,315a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  prester (*)  DMF:  aprêter  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  appraestare 108b

v.trans.

to provide, make available: 
( s.xii1/4; MS: c.1120 ) Kar iço que la scripture aprestet as lisanz, ico aprestet la painture as ignoranz  S Greg Lett 299
♦finan.to lend: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  rien ne vendrount ne apresterount ne achateront  BOZ Cont 35
( 1376 )  a laquelle chevance le dit R. apprestast sa propre moneie, et aprés gainast par voie de usurye du Roi […] grant quantitee de moneie  Rot Parl1 ii 324
( c.1385; MS: s.xivex )  pensant de come bon coer jel (=money) vous apprestay  SAMPS1 405
( 1395; MS: s.xv1 )  les deniers queux vous aprestastes si franchement a nostre oeps  Lett & Pet 210.143.29
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  ceux qe avoient apresté al roy lour biens  Anon Chr1 92.2
( 1427 )  les juez […] voillent apprester lour money as certeinz personz  Readings i App. VIII 621
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