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chanceler2 (1155)
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The form canceler is a cross reference to the following entry:

chanceler2 (1155)

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canceler,  canceller,  cancellere,  cancellier;  canseler;  chanceller,  chancheler,  chanseler;  chaunceler,  chaunceller,  chaunseler  (conceller  GAUNT1 i 204)  
  FEW:  cancellare 2/i,172a Gdf:  chanceler 2,50c GdfC:  chanceler 9,35b TL: chanceler 2,207 DEAF:  chanceler  DMF:  chanceler 1  TLF:  chanceler  OED:  cancel v.  MED:  chancelier v.  DMLBS:  cancellare 254b

v.trans.

1to cancel, strike through: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  cum si le bref soit rout ou dampné ou chauncelé  BRITT i 314
( 1321 )  Un home suy bref de trespas de ceo qe le defendant avait chancelé un escrit  YBB Ed II xxvi 192
( 1323 )  q’il ne empreist poynt de raser la defaute, mes de la chanceller  Red Bk 858
♦to cancel, annul: 
( 1317 )  la defaute chauncelerent, fauserent et de tut pur nul agarderent  YBB Ed II xxi 185
( 1339 )  si furent elles (=letters) […] cancellez et de tut cassez et adnullez  Rot Parl1 ii 108
( 1383-84 )  fist canceller et dampner l’enroullement [...]  Rot Parl1 iii 177
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  le dit evesqe […] fist cancellere la primer chartre, fesaunt une autre chartre  Anon Chr1 97.33
♦to finish, put an end to: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  La bataille fu grande […]. Cele de la cité est primer chancelee  Rom Chev ANTS 611
2to rock, shake: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  La wage entre en la nascele, Le vent hurte, ke la chancele  S Modw 1483

v.intrans.

1to rock, roll, be unsteady: 
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  La nef ne croule, ne chancele  S Edm Life ANTS 1408
2to stagger, reel, sway, teeter: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  S’espee traist, l’escu leva, Sun chief covri, le cop duta, E li gaianz tel li duna Que tut li munz en resuna E Artur tut en estuna, Mais forz fu, puint ne chancela  Brut WACE 11502
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  E ça e la vunt chauncelant Cum genz yvres  Mir N-D 17.86
( MS: s.xiii2 )  titubant: chauncelunt  TLL ii 7
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  home devient foible et ne puet aler fors chanchelant et quant quide torner a destre torne a senestre  Waterford busby 247.S45.13
( MS: s.xiii2 )  labo: chanceler  TLL ii 21
♦to stumble, make a fall: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Ne sai coment, cil chancela E sur l'espee s'enbruncha  Brut WACE 4505
( s.xiiex; MS: 1272-82 )  Ne taunt fort seneschal, Taunt pruz ne taunt vassal, Qui ne chece ou chauncele  Cor Lai 97
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  un qe servi le roi de sa coupe cancella d’une pee  TREVET Cron1 288.30
3(of heart) to skip, beat wildly: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Le quer al plus hardy trembl[e] e chancele  Rom Chev ANTS 1459
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Le cuer al plus hardi en tremble e chancele  FANT OUP 241
4 to waver, vaccilate: 
( MS: c.1330 )  Que meynte feme si chauncele Par bele promesse e favele  BIBB ROTH Poems 107.7
5to be ruined: 
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  cist maus mut surt e renuvele, Dunt l’onur des deus suvereins ja besille e chancele  S Aub 1247
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