confés (1121-25)
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confés (1121-25)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,1038a confiteri; Gdf: 2,232c confes; GdfC: 9,150c confes; TL: 2,674 confès; DEAF:  confesser (confés); DMF:  confès; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
confesse,  confez;  cunfés  

It is impossible to distinguish with certainty between confesse and confessé; see confesser.

a.

1eccl.liturgicalconfessed, shriven: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  S’il n’est devant la mort confés, Mar avera de ces pecchez relés  201.22
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1300 )  Ky ne est repentant e confés, De ses pechez portant le fes […]  401
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  (a saintly man) Si il ust sungé k’il eust afere La nut de une femme, […] L’endemain ne chantereit Geske tant ke cunfés sereit  9312

s.

1theol.penitent: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Del cunfés est l'un (=requirement of penance) […] L’autre est del confessur ensement  9851
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Iteus sunt cunfés aforcez, Dunt tele cunfes[se] n’ad profit  9873
estre confés
1eccl.liturgicalto make one’s confession: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Comme bon crestien de cest mortel siecle issi, Mout par fu bien confés et sez pechiez jehi  i 59.1309
( 1399 )  W.S. et F. luy comaunderent de prendre un chapellein. Et sur ceo le dit duc de G. fuist confesse a dit chapellein  iii 453
2lawto acknowledge, give one’s consent (in court): 
( 1317 )  desicom el vient pas en curt ne fu confesse de son droit auxi com feme covert deit estre  Ed II xxii 81
( 1346 )  a cel fine ele ne poet mie estre confés  20 ii Ed III 81
(se) faire, rendre confés
1eccl.liturgicalto make one’s confession: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  E quant confés ne me rendi (=Judas), Dampnez sui de di en di  1299
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Miex les venist fere confés Quer mout estoit la lor mort pres  ii 330.689
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Fetes vous donc confés de trestoz vos pechez  7121
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin )  Ke il put sei fere confés, De penitance prendre aprés […]  965
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