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[ FEW: 2/ii,979a *complangere; Gdf: 2,207c complaindre; GdfC: 9,140b complaindre; TL: 2,629 complaindre; DEAF: complaindre; DMF: complaindre; TLF: complaindre; OED: complain v.; MED: compleinen v.; DMLBS: 407c complangere ]

complaindre; compleigner, compleiner

v.a.1to feel compassion, pity for 2to lament, bewail
v.n.1to lament, complain 2to complain, make a complaint
v.refl.1to lament, complain 2 to complain, make a complaint
p.pr._as_s.1plaintiff, complainant, person who brings a lawsuit

v.a.

1emotionto feel compassion, pity for:

( 1323-25 ) de ceo q’ils unt molt perduz de lour, le roi les doit compleindre 67

2emotionto lament, bewail:

( c.1325; MS: c.1325 ) la duce mere Jhesu et Marie Salomee et Marie Magdalene, dolenz et compleinaunz duz Jhesu 52.4

v.n.

1emotionto lament, complain:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) En compleignant blament les dures destinez Q’a si noble roy furent ordinez 7998

2to complain, make a complaint:

( 1377 ) ne osent overtement compleindre iii 18

( 1398; MS: s.xv¹ ) q’ils n’aient […] matir ne cause de crier ne compleindre 265.12-13

compleindre de

1 to complain about:

( 1308-09 ) A la haute justice nostre seignur le roi de Engleterre se complaint M.D. de J. de D. qi li detient 138

( 1398; MS: s.xv¹ ) sur condicioun que des lors ils ne ent compleindroient en avenir de nulluy 262.7

( s.xiv-xv ) Et si […] aucun vouldra compleiner d’aucun furrur i 61

v.refl.

1emotionto lament, complain:

( c.1150; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Crient et plurent et guaimentent, Compleinent sei, si se dementent 856

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) Ysaie le prophete ke se memes compleint e dit: ‘Helas!’ 241.28

2 to complain, make a complaint:

( 1397 ) ses liges qi soy voillent compleindre en cest parlement iii 347

se compleindre a

1 to address a complaint, appeal to:

( c.1135; MS: s.xiv¹ ) A tort a, Sire, cest torment, A toi me conplain solement. Fai que pusse chacier en voie Mon henemi que me guerroie 23.290 (T)

se compleindre de

1to complain about, indict:

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) As paroles qu'Eldulf diseit, Ki de Henguist se complaineit, Es vus el champ venu Henguist 7746

( 1414 ) si ascun de mez tenantz soy sceit loialment compleindre d’ascun tort […] ii 9

( 1417-73 ) As […] mair, recordour […]: Monstrent et lour compleignent les gardeins […] de ceo qe […] 375r

se compleindre que

1to complain that:

( 1381 ) J. de W. […] et sa femme […] soy ont compleint a nous […] que […] i 154

p.pr._as_a.

la partie compleignante

1lawplaintiff, complainant, party to bring a lawsuit:

( 1309 ) droit fait a les parties compleignantz 298

( 1432 ) ferra pur le partie compleignant lettres de request soubz le privé seal iv 403

p.pr._as_s.

1lawplaintiff, complainant, person who brings a lawsuit:

( 1383 ) les terres et tenementz ensi degastez, a grant et importable damages des ditz compleignantz iii 161

( c.1401; MS: s.xv¹ ) vous facez restorer as ditz compleignantz ce que a tort […] ensi de ceux pris avez 415.13

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