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conquester (c.1136-37)

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conquester (c.1136-37)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,1058b conquirere; Gdf: 2,246c conquester; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,712 conquester; DEAF: conquerre (conquester); DMF: conquêter; TLF: conquêter; OED: conquest v.; MED: conquesten v.; DMLBS: 444b conquaestare ]

conquestre; cunquester, cunquestre

v.a.1to conquer, subjugate (a country, people etc.) by force of arms 2to win (a contest) 3to obtain, gain ♦ to recover 4to improve, better
v.n.1to make conquests 2to obtain reward, payment, derive benefit
sbst._inf.1(Norman) Conquest, eleventh-century invasion and occupation of England by William Duke of Normandy and his armies

v.a.

1mil.to conquer, subjugate (a country, people etc.) by force of arms:

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) Cel pais sur els cunquestad 944

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii² ) Assez ai conquesté, e assez conquerai, si puse aver santé 2605

( 1405-06 ) les bones et continuelx labour et diligence queux il ad eue […] pur conquester la dite terre de Gales iii 569

2to win (a contest):

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii² ) Jeo ai le curs vencu e conquesté 2546

3to obtain, gain:

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Brutus n'i out gueres esté Kant il out grant los conquesté De hardement e de pruesce 162

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Quant A. vit qu’il ne put passer Ne as destreiz par agueit nul[e] rien conquester 6265

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) joe ai cunversé entre mut male gent Ki mut poi m’unt doné: n’ai cunquesté neent 4289

♦lawto recover:

( c.1292; MS: c.1300 ) si le tenant soit lay, si purra il dire qe […] cist pleintif […] neqedent ne i purra rien conquestre (var. (N: c.1310) reconquere; (M: s.xivⁱⁿ) conquere; (G: s.xiv^1/3) conquester), car […] ii 208

4to improve, better:

( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) De kanke afert al sun mester L’em ne porreit ren conquester […] Ke ne mentist en sa matire 73.225

v.n.

1mil.to make conquests:

( MS: s.xiii¹ ) Cum marinir vont par la mer En plusors terres conquester 185.908

2to obtain reward, payment, derive benefit:

( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii ) Mout m’est doux le travail =the making of this translation quant je cuit conquester i 60.1359

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Si venez el pais remaindre u conquester Joe vus dei retenir 2247

sbst._inf.

1mil.(Norman) Conquest, eleventh-century invasion and occupation of England by William Duke of Normandy and his armies:

( 1278 ) ceste R. tent uncore du Cunquestre par le Cunquerur i 2

conquere conquerrement conquerur conquest conquesteur reconquester

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