1implementbalance, pair of scales:
(
1171-74;
MS: c.1200
)
A saint T. dona li reis [...] a sa fiertre faire or pesé en balance
6023
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: s.xiii1
)
Se vos trovez une virgine ke tienge unes balances
288
(
c.1240;
MS: c.1300
)
E Deu li
(=to St Peter) dona la pussance, Sicum il porte la balance De ben & mal reguerdoner
39.226
(
MS: s.xiii2
)
hec statera, lingua trutine: (D) de la balaunce
ii 20.2035
(
MS: s.xiiiex
)
Pus peisez les en une balance
281
(
MS: s.xiii/xiv
)
libre: (T) balanse
(var. (D: s.xiii2) balaunce)
ii 30
(
1307-27
)
De faux balaunces
i 246
(
1353
)
qe […] tote manere d’avoir de pois soient poisez par balances
ii 249
(
1360-61
)
qe chescun vende et achate par balances issint qe les balances soient owels
i 365
♦
implementscale of balance:
(
MS: s.xiiiex
)
lanx: (D) gallice balaunce
ii 165
♦
astron.Libra, sign of the Zodiac:
(
1256;
MS: c.1300
)
leun, virgine, balance, escorpiun, archer [...]
1050
♦
fig.equilibrium, harmony:
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: s.xiii2/4
)
A ceo mettez mult vostre cure Que partut seit dreite mesure; Guardez partut dreite balance
13801
♦
fig.counterpoise, compensation:
(
1273-82;
MS: s.xivex
)
Plus grant ke cele sorquidance
(=of Adam) Est certes ceste humiliaunce
(=of Christ), Et pur ceo par droite balance, En avoms plaine pardonaunce
4179
2fig.difficult situation:
(
c.1200;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
[...] E requit mut pitusement Ke Deu [...] Le desliverat de teu balance
1936
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