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chescun (1113-19)
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chescun (1113-19)

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cheschun,  chescoin,  chescon,  chescoun,  chescum,  chescuni,  chescunni,  cheascuni,  chescini,  chesconi,  cheskun,  chesqon,  chesqun,  chesquun;  chescin;  chechun,  checon,  checoun,  checun,  checuni;  chacun,  chascan,  chascon,  chaschun,  chascun;  chaskon,  chaskun,  chasqun,  chasquun;  chaucun;  cheson,  chesun;  chekun,  chekuni,  chekunni (often used as oblique forms, but also as nominative);  cheucon;  schecun;  cascun;  caescun,  cechun,  cescon,  cescun,  cesqun;  jacun,  jecun;  jasqun,  jescon,  jescun;  kascon,  kaschun,  keschun  (choscun  109,  gecunne  137.136b,  qascun ),
(pl. qyascunz  i 250)  
  FEW:  cata 2/i,482a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  chascun 9,55b TL: chascun 2,293 DEAF:  chascun  DMF:  chacun  TLF:  chacun  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

a.

each, every: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Li soleilz [...] Cescun an [...] sun plener curs fait  375
( 1297 )  tuttes e chescunes choses  23.28
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  s’en va al tortel e le mangea chescun mye  174
( 1306 )  par la ou chesconi tenant est severalment chargé  33-35 Ed I 151
( 1327 )  Et acordé est qe tuz maners des plees enchescine (l. en chescine) court sauve le plee pendaunt en la court de Caunteburs [...] cessunt de tot taunqe la feste de Pasches  113
♦any (at all): 
( c.1270; MS: s.xivin )  A lasse, cele duce teste […] Ore pent sanz chescun aide  78.383
( 1317 )  saunz chescun maner de purprise  Ed II xxi 54
( 1392-93 )  a avoir et tenir [...], nient countrestaunt jacunz estatutz ou ordenaunces encountrarie faitz  241
(a, en) chescun tens (de l’an) (que)
tens1
chescun ... par, pur sa (etc.) teste
teste1

pr.pers.

each (one, thing), everyone: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  E priez Deu checun pur sei Que ne mentet vers Deu sa fai  297
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  Les foresters venent, checun sur son destrer  472
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  sauve chescuni dreit (=saving to everyone his right)  i 273
( 1304 )  sauver a checuny soun dreyt  32-33 Ed I 255
( 1409 )  xxx. keynes, pris de chescuny xl. d.  vii 187
♦(pl.) all (of them): 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  par lur buche chascun benedissent (Latin: singuli benedicunt)  105.LXI.4
( MS: s.xii2 )  pernét turmentine e genest e de la tanesie salvage [...] si pernez de cascun uniement  64

See also:

chaun 
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