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blasme (1155)
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blasme (1155)

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blam,  blame;  blemme  
  FEW:  blasphemare 1,403a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  blasme 8,329c TL: blasme 1,991 DEAF:  blasmer (blasme)  DMF:  blâme  TLF:  blâme  OED:  blame n.  MED:  blame n.  DMLBS: ∅

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1blame, reproach, imputation of wrongdoing: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Li quens Emouf en out de traison grant cri, Mez onques por le blasme le chastel ne guerpi  Rom de Rou wace i 75.1797
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  purrez vus e mei de blasme delivrer, Dunt nus avum mal cri  Horn 2025
( 1293 )  De la quele blame de cet escrit memes celui evesque e ces cliers se sont pleinement aquitez par bone enqueste  PONTISSARA ii 711
2misdemeanour, misdeed: 
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  il deit chalenger totes les blasmes de touz les chivalers de la legion, e deit [...] chastier les mespernanz  vegetius2 91.8
( 1377 )  il avient le dit duc excusez de toute blasme et diffame  Rot Parl1 iii 5
primer blasme
primer1
aver, porter (la) blasme de
to be to blame for, guilty of: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Il n'out unches blasme de rien, Il vesqui bien e fina bien  Brut WACE 3609
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Blasme out li archevesque de celle traison  Rom de Rou wace i 134.3656
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  A vus me rent cupable dunt li autre unt le blasme  FANT OUP 1600
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  lé comunes de Kent porterent la blame de l’arsure  Anon Chr1 142.10
mettre en blasme
to blame, reproach: 
( MS: s.xiii2/3 )  A tuz jors meuz vus amerai:Vous avez feit com bone dame, E cele ke vus miht en blame De moi ne ert jamés amé!  Fabliaux 25.572
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