consence :: Anglo-Norman Dictionary

consence (1150-70)

The form conscience² is a cross reference to the following entry:

consence (1150-70)

concense, consaence, consense, conscience, consience; cunsence, cunsense, cunscience (concient BOZ Char 460 var)

FEW: consentire 2/ii,1061b Gdf: consence 2,251b GdfC: ∅ TL: consence 2,731 DEAF: consentir (consense) DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: consense n.1 MED: consence n. DMLBS: consentia 448a

1consent:

( 1184; MS: s.xiii^ex ) E de moy avez la cunscience, E voil ke seit S Thom beneit¹ 767

( s.xii^ex; MS: s.xiii^m ) Od els consentent les homes a pecchier E por consence en receivent loiier Rom rom 963

♦agreement:

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) Uncore i ad la terce manere Ki par consense est custumere Mirur¹ 169vb38

♦connivance, complicity:

( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 ) Ne fust la consence de vus, Ja folie n’eust entre nus Trist thomas² 1578

( c.1292; MS: c.1300 ) Et si le defendaunt voile la felonie reconustre […] et apeler autres de la consense BRITT i 108

2support, help:

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) lessent ceo que enpris aveient Quant senz cunsence e sul se veient S Clem ANTS 14382

aver consence a, de

to have dealings with:

( 1181-85; MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) (the member who has sinned) Si la en prenge penitence E pus del peché n’eit concense Hosp Rule 1258

( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 ) Que nul […] Aparçoivere de li peust Que il a ceus de l’ost eust Eu consence de rien nule Waldef BB 18689

aver consence en

to agree to, be involved with:

( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) Aprés set anz sa conscience La remordi, ke unke consence Aveit en si male vie Mir N-D 70.113

mettre a consence

to win over, persuade:

( c.1245; MS: c.1255 ) Si traisun n’i eust semence, Tost m’avreiz mis a cunsence S Edw paris ANTS 349

traire a sa (etc.) consence

to make complicit:

( MS: s.xiii² ) si fet a purveer ententivement que le delit de la char ne traie l’alme a sa consence A-N Piety 346