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[ FEW: 16,302b kausjan; Gdf: 2,127b choisir; GdfC: 9,84a choisir; TL: 2,411 choisir; DEAF: choisir; DMF: choisir; TLF: choisir; OED: choose v. / choise v.; MED: chesen v.; DMLBS: ∅ ]

choiser, choisiere, choisire; cheser, chesiere, chesir; choser, chosser; chousir; cheyser, coisir 174,
p.p.pl. suses ii 140

v.a.1to perceive, see ♦ to look at, inspect 2to choose, select 3to take (for), mistake (for)
v.absol.1to make a choice
sbst._inf.1choice

v.a.

1to perceive, see:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Nuls d'els trestuz choisir ne pout La haltece que li munz out 1189

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) Desuz un bois le tref choisirent 5516

( c.1200; MS: c.1300 ) Un feu ad choisi e veu 568

( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) Icest enfant tant musa Amunt e aval, sa e la; De la croiz choisi le grant luur [...] 59

♦to look at, inspect:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Tost broche son cheval, purprent un pui agu E choisi lur estre e puis est descendu 1671

2to choose, select:

( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Des meillures nefs unt sis choisies ii 204.1153

( MS: s.xiii^ex ) eligunt: (C) choysent ii 132.38

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) eslisez de ces deus e choisisez a vostre oes le quel ke vus voudrez mieuz 203.10

( c.1340 ) incontinent pluis que l’admirall ad eslié, pris et choisé aucune (ed. ancune) nief […] 10 (V)

( 1379-80 ) qe en ce parlement soient esluz et choisés les cynk principalx officers iii 73

( 1394 ) le meliour espei que y voet choser i 199

3to take (for), mistake (for):

( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) de premier quant il lui virent, Por beste mue lui choisirent Car hallez ert e tot velu 3964

choisir a

1to choose as:

( c.1245; MS: c.1255 ) Deu t’a [a] (ms. te a) nostre roi choisi 833

v.absol.

1to make a choice:

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) En icel tens Heate transit, A Hectoldesham dunc unt choisit 1500

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Belin ad parti e choisi 2369

( 1293 ) La ou home ad deuz remedies yl purra cheyser 21-22 Ed I 23

sbst._inf.

1choice:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) E vos filles idonc dorrai a lur choisir 3882

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