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claim (c.1165)
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The form cliens is a cross reference to the following entry:

claim (c.1165)

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claime;  clame;  cleim,  cleime  (cliens  Mir Just 146 ),
(pl. clemys  Meekings 328)  
  FEW:  clamare 2/i,729b Gdf:  clain 2,143c GdfC: ∅ TL: claim 2,455 DEAF:  clamer  DMF:  claim  TLF: ∅ OED:  claim n.  MED:  claim n.  DMLBS:  clamatio 351b

s.

lawclaim: 
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 )  Li reis demande le recort sulunc le cleim e les respuns  marie Lais 85.425
( 1260; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  si le demandant n’eit champeun prest, il perd sun claim a remenant  Brev Plac 43
( 1317 )  en cas ou teu cleym ne fut my contrarie a ley  YBB Ed II xxi 68
( 1417-73 )  Sachez moy aver graunté et relessé […] tout le droit et cleym qe jeo ay […] en une més […]  Goldsmiths’ Reg Deeds 30r
nun claim
nunclaim
aver claim en
to have a claim on: 
( 1382; MS: s.xv1 )  tout le droit et cleym q’il avoit es ditz autres manoirs  Lett & Pet 177.121.19
faire claim de
to lay claim to: 
( 1395; MS: s.xv1 )  la clayme que vous faitez de la patronage d’icelle (=church)  Lett & Pet 256.8
mettre claim a, en, sur
to lay claim to: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii1 )  (the land) Si est muet pur estre seine D'icés ki sur i metent cleime  S Edm Pass ANTS 143
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  En cel bien pus mettre cleim  Lum Lais ANTS 13580
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  le seignur ne pora a cel purchaz nule accioun aver, ne nul cleym mettre  BRITT i 249
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  grand contencioun Par cels ke mettent claim en la regioun  LANGTOFT wright ii 190
( 1489 )  Et quaunt a clayme mitter a terre levie per fyn  Readings i 204.4
mettre sun (etc.) claim
to put in one’s claim: 
( 1294 )  ele myst son cleym  YBB 21-22 Ed I 395

See also:

reclaim 
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