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compli1 (1121-25)
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compli1 (1121-25)

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complie;  cumpelie,  cumplie  
  FEW:  completus 2/ii,983a Gdf:  complie 2,208c GdfC:  complie 9,141a TL: complie 2,631 DEAF:  complie  DMF:  complie  TLF:  complies  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  complere 408a

s.

liturgicaleccl.compline, last service of the canonical hours (and the end of the day): 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  puis chantent la cumplie Od mult grant psalmodie  S Brend mup 569
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  E quant li moine vindrent lur complie chanter […]  Becket1 1991
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  De la suur sanglante e de la sepulture a complie  Mirour Egl 4.41
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  Devant compli ou aprés matines  Ancren1 16.17

See also:

compelin 
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