comand1 (1113-19)
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comand1 (1113-19)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,949b commendare; Gdf: 2,192a commant 1; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,582 comant; DEAF:  comander (comant); DMF:  command 1; TLF: ∅; OED:  command n.; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 391c commenda ]
comant,  comaund,  comaunde;  command,  commande,  commaunde,  commaunt;  cumand,  cumant;  cummant,  cunmant;  quomand; 
pl. commauntz,  coumanz,  cumanz  

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1command, order: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xiiiin )  nuns lur enposat Par le cumant de Dé  (ms. Deu)  1071
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Pur ço que [...] jo sun cumant ne fis, Destruit ma terre e mei en chace  4520
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiiex )  Li ennemi a set serjanz ki partout porte ses coumanz  138
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiii2 )  Aprés sunt il plus [bien] voillauntz De faire trestous les commauntz Ke Dieu commaunde a ses sergeauntz  9
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Tenez la ley et soun comaunde  399.26
♦bidding, desire: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  Fetes a ma dame tut son command  3819
a(l) sun (etc.) comand
1at one's bidding: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Al sun cumant cil le firent  995
( c.1185 )  Mais que l’um ait a sun cummant E a sa volenté la chose  6518
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