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conclure (s.xii1)
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conclure (s.xii1)

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cunclure;  conclore;  concluder,  concluser  (concluter  YBB Ed II x 157)  
  FEW:  concludere 2/ii,1010a Gdf:  conclure 2,220c GdfC:  conclure 9,145a TL: conclure 2,655 DEAF:  conclure  DMF:  conclure  TLF:  concluant  / conclure  OED:  conclude v.  MED:  concluden v.  DMLBS:  concludere 421b

v.trans.

1to grasp, hold: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  Enz en ses mains concluit le bien  Lapid 171.446
2to include: 
( 1346 )  la parole general ne poet par lei conclure en lui mesme les autres condicions motés en l’endenture  YBB 20 ii Ed III 427
3lawto conclude, decide: 
( 1311 )  mes il conclude deuz choses  YBB Ed II x 92
( c.1437 )  et demand jugement saunz concluder bastard  Readings i App. XI 445
4to confound, defeat in argument: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  E quant tut apris avereie Par ceo meisme vus cunclureie  S Clem ANTS 3776
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  K’il Deu servisent tuz direient, Mais lur servise les conclot, K’il mentent de chescun mot  Mirur1 149ra10
5to ensnare, entrap: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  E ne conclusis (Latin: conclusisti) mei es mains de l’enemi  Camb Ps 48.XXX.8
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  ly christiens s'en alerent la ou lour plaisoit, et lour enemys demoerent concluz et confonduz sanz cop ferir  Mandeville 421
6lawto bar, exclude: 
( 1388 )  l’ou (=in cases where) l’eir en le taille serra concludé par l’acte del pere  YBB 12 Rich II 98
( 1402 )  sa femme […] ne soit barrez ne concludez  Rot Parl1 iii 490
( 1472-73 )  le donour serra concludé (var. excludé) del terre  Exchequer Chamber ii 20.12
♦lawto estop, prevent from further pleading: 
( s.xiv-xv )  si […] tiel defendant ne voille autre chose dire il serra conclus par defaut de respons  YMB ii 148
conclure en mort
to kill: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) nen esparnad de la mort des anemes d'icels, e les jumenz d'els en mort conclust  Oxf Ps ANTS 89.77.55

v.intrans.

1to conclude, sum up: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiim )  Pur brevement conclure: poverte sanz mesure, ne fu ço grant pité?  Reimpredigten 131.38
2to agree: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Mestre, bien avez conclus A cuntinuer ore le surplus  Lum Lais ANTS 7375
3 to bar the way: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Trai l'espede e conclu encuntre cels chi parsiwent mei (Latin: Effunde frameam et conclude adversus eos qui persequuntur me)  Oxf Ps ANTS 61.34.3
conclure a
to agree on: 
( 1400 )  s’assembleront pur treter & concluder a finale pees  Rot Scot ii 155
conclure sur
lawto conclude a plea (indicating the outcome of it): 
( 1311 )  la quele il conclude sur la garrauntie  YBB Ed II ix 122
( 1317 )  pus concludez sur un arrerage  YBB Ed II xxii 201

p.p. as a.

confounded, proved wrong: 
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  Li malfé dolent e cumfus, S’en departi del tut cunclus  ADGAR3 133.256
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Meis mustré vus ai tel reisun Que tut cunclus vus en ai feit  S Clem ANTS 3527
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Quant oirent li Phariseu K’erent conclus li Saduceu, Si k’a Jesu parler n’oserent  Mirur1 156vb38
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