compleint (c.1135)
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compleint (c.1135)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,979a *complangere; Gdf: 2,208a complaint; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,629 complaint; DEAF:  complaindre (complaint); DMF:  complaint; TLF: ∅; OED:  complaint n.; MED:  compleint(e n.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
complaint,  complainte,  compleinte,  complente;  conplainte;  cumplaint  

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1emotionlament, complaint: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Getat granz criz e granz cumplains  6358 var
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii2 )  En ceste complainte qu’il firent, Une grant cumpainie virent  4315
( c.1135; MS: s.xiv1 )  Dez [...], Oi ma conplainte, oi ma proiere  21.284 (T)
2lawcomplaint, grievance: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Li baronz de la terre en ooient souvent Complaintes et quereles de la menue gent  i 109.2853
( 1414 )  […] a grevous compleint des communes  iv 19
( 1432 )  aprés tiel compleint oie et entendue  iv 403
faire compleint (que)
1lawto make, bring a complaint (that): 
( 1374 )  ad fait compleynt q’il estoit mys hors de son office  ii 257
( MS: 1419 )  Item, pur ce qe graunde compleynt ad esté fait […]  518
( 1482-83 )  un compleynt fuit fait a luy coment [un] fuit obligé en un estatut marchaunt a un autre  ii 53.9
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