conjurer (s.xii1/3)
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conjurer (s.xii1/3)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,1055b conjurare; Gdf: 2,240c conjurer; GdfC: 9,158c conjurer; TL: 2,699 conjurer; DEAF:  conjurer; DMF:  conjurer; TLF:  conjurer 1 / conjurer 2; OED:  conjure v.; MED:  conjuren v.; DMLBS: 442c conjurare ]
conjurir;  cunjurer  

v.a.

1to conjure, call upon: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Ki la pere beneistra, E de part Deu la conjur[r]a, Iceste pere ad vertu grant  231.838
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Del jus qu’il ot fet des herbes l’ymage arosa, Par charmes qu’il savoit sovent la conjura  232
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  en son anele out un charbucle cler, ke sil que le sout ben conjurer, il put saver kan ke voleit demander  1594
2to adjure: 
( c.1185 )  Cist riches hom m’ad cunjuré La ren (l. Par la ren?) del mond que ai plus amé […]  1639
( MS: s.xiii2 )  Pur la vertu ki Deus i fist, conjur les veines e le saunc ki ne seine plus avant  83.6
( MS: s.xiii2 )  Jo te cunjur, malan, par Luc, par Johan […]  49r23
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  Jeo vous conjur, par Dieux vivant, dites nous si […]  85.8
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  Nous vous conjurisoms el noun de Jhesu  (A) 371a
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  R. […] conjura le mort en le noun Dieux q’il se reposast  272.1-2
♦to entreat, implore, appeal to: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Sa fame venir fist, forment la conjura  i 57.1252
( c.1185 )  La reine m’ad cunjuré Que de vus die verité  3363
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Li quens Roger ad comandé […] e conjuré Ke le damage seit restoré  8438

v.absol.

1eccl.liturgicalto exorcise: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  Et come il plus conjurera Li malfez plus ferm se tendra  843

p.pr._as_a.

1entreating, imploring, appealing: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  o prieres conjurantes de vostre propre langage  15.15
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