atir1 (c.1270)
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atir1 (c.1270)

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  FEW:  *têri 17,326b Gdf:  atir 1,476a GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  tire 2 (*)  DMF:  atir  TLF: ∅ OED:  attire n.  MED:  atir n.  DMLBS:  attirum 155a
atiere,  atire;  attir,  attire,  attyr;  atyr,  atyre  

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1costume clothes, apparel: 
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  se vestirent de un escarlet vert […] e de tous atirs furent […] richement atireez  43.32
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  Fouke ly (=charcoal-burner) pria […] qu’il ly velsist doner ces (=ses) vestures […] Fouke remeynt e se vesty meyntenant de le atyr qe le charboner ly avoit donee  49.9
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  de beles robes et d’autre bel atire  117
♦ armour armour, outfit and weapons of a fighter, soldier, etc.: 
( 1305 )  la ou ly furent deliverez de la garderobe cynkaunte livres […] pur armures, e autr’ atyr qe il avoyt afere pur la dite gerre  i 462
( 1329-30 )  E les justices accepterunt (pret.6) lur =of the champions attire pur ceo qe ceo fut acordant  3-4 Ed III 552
( 1350 )  Item devise a […] mon fitz […] mes armes et armurs, sauf mon atyre pour mortuarie  i 62
2eccl.textile(altar-)cloths: 
( 1347 )  les principals vestementz entiers pour ma chapele ové l’entier attire pour l’autier  i 44
3equipment, fittings for carts (cf. atil): 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  E il doyt veer qe le attir de sa charette e sun herneyz soyent bien gardeez  280.c50 (var. p. 302)
( 1313 )  jeo ey les avant dites charettes ou tout leur atir a Berewyke  99
atir de teste
1costumeheaddress: 
( c.1335 )  Quele dame out plus de grace De estre prisee a la feste Pur l’atyre de sa teste!  215.31
atirer  tire#2 
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