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compaigner (c.1136-65)

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compaigner (c.1136-65)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,967a companio; Gdf: 2,201c compaignier 1; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,615 compagnier; DEAF: compagnon (compagnier 1); DMF: compagner; TLF: ∅; OED: company v.; MED: compaignien v.; DMLBS: ∅ ]

conpaigner; companier; cumpainner, cumpanier

v.a.

1to join, unite:

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) Icestes deus choses compaignez ensemble, ceo est peine e hontage 121.12

v.n.

1to associate (with):

( MS: s.xiii² ) associari: cumpainner ii 25

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiv^m ) (the stork) pur rien ne veot a autre compaigner 162

♦to have sexual intercourse (with):

( 1310-20 ) (Abraham to Sarah:) 'alum ensemble companier; si engendrum un enfaunt qe serra nostre heyr' 10v

( c.1325; MS: c.1325 ) le aungel […] dyt: Zacarie, va compaigner ou ta femme, si engendras un enfant […] 29

v.refl.

1to associate, keep company (with):

( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) Salemon ci sun fiz defent Que ne se compaint a tel gent 740

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xiv² ) Jammés a maveise gent Ne vous compaignetz ascient (l. a scient) 418.269

( 1354; MS: c.1360 ) il ayme les humbles et ou (=with) eaux se conpaigne en toutz heures 41

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