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condonner (s.xii2)

condonner (s.xii2)

condenner,  condoner,  condouner;  cunduner  
  FEW:  condonare 2/ii,1023a Gdf:  condoner 2,226a GdfC: TL: condoner 2,664 DEAF:  condoner  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  condonare 428c

v.trans.

1to invite, require
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  pur ço i vendras que offrende faces a Deu […] si cume raisun cundune  Liv Reis1 19
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  De bien amer e dreiture Nus cundune nostre nature  S Clem ANTS 8774
( MS: s.xiii3/3 )  puis que droiture le condoune le frai volenters  Court Bar (S) 60
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  solom ceo qe ley et dreit condoune  BRITT ii 4
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  solonc ceo ke il veit […] ke sens est e ke reson condoune  Ancren2 164.28
2to show, make known
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  E si estoit ele si come son non le condoune, eshaucee a reine  Ancren2 251.10
3to grant, allow
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii1 )  Par dreit devreie vus tuer […] Si ço me cundunast mun quor  S Edm Pass ANTS 604
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  mes q’il vive treis centz ans com nature lui condonne  BOZ Cont 91

v.refl.

1to agree, fit
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  (the attentive listener) Bien verrat cument se cundune E l’une e l’autre avisiun  S Jean ANTS 7260
2to agree, admit
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  c’est Misericorde U Compassiun, dunt acorde La reisun bien, si se cundune, Que d’olive porte curune  S Jean ANTS 683
3to grant, permit, allow
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  ne sout ke fere, […], Ke le laver ne ateint a ren, Ne le secchir, […], Kar l’ure ne se condoune mie, Ne nul ne saveit ceste folie  Mir N-D 122.47
condonner a
to show, be a sign of
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Vous devez engenulere A chapelayn ou a persone, Car ceo a nurture condoune  Courtoisie 401.68
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condonner