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choisir (1121-25)
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The form choser2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

choisir (1121-25)

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choiser,  choisiere,  choisire;  cheser,  chesiere,  chesir;  choser,  chosser;  chousir;  cheyser  (coisir S Alexis1 174 ),
(p.p.pl. suses  Gild Merch ii 140)  
  FEW:  kausjan 16,302b Gdf:  choisir 2,127b GdfC:  choisir 9,84a TL: choisir 2,411 DEAF:  choisir  DMF:  choisir  TLF:  choisir  OED:  choose v.  / choise v.  MED:  chesen v.  DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to perceive, see: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Nuls d'els trestuz choisir ne pout La haltece que li munz out  S Brend mup 1189
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Desuz un bois le tref choisirent  GAIMAR1 5516
( c.1200; MS: c.1300 )  Un feu ad choisi e veu  Desiré2 568
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Icest enfant tant musa Amunt e aval, sa e la; De la croiz choisi le grant luur [...]  Judenknabe 59
♦to look at, inspect: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Tost broche son cheval, purprent un pui agu E choisi lur estre e puis est descendu  Rom Chev ANTS 1671
2to choose, select: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Des meillures nefs unt sis choisies  Rom de Rou wace ii 204.1153
( MS: s.xiiiex ) eligunt: (C) choysent  TLL ii 132.38
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  eslisez de ces deus e choisisez a vostre oes le quel ke vus voudrez mieuz  Ancren2 203.10
( c.1340 )  incontinent pluis que l’admirall ad eslié, pris et choisé aucune  (ed. ancune) nief […]  Blk Bk Adm 10 (V)
( 1379-80 )  qe en ce parlement soient esluz et choisés les cynk principalx officers  Rot Parl1 iii 73
( 1394 ) le meliour espei que y voet choser  Test Ebor 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  Dial Greg SATF 3964
choisir a
to choose as: 
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  Deu t’a [a]  (ms. te a) nostre roi choisi  S Edw paris ANTS 833

v.absol.

to make a choice: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  En icel tens Heate transit, A Hectoldesham dunc unt choisit  GAIMAR1 1500
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Belin ad parti e choisi  Brut WACE 2369
( 1293 )  La ou home ad deuz remedies yl purra cheyser  YBB 21-22 Ed I 23

sbst. inf.

choice: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  E vos filles idonc dorrai a lur choisir  Horn 3882
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