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consentir (1113-19)

consentir (1113-19)

concenter,  conscentir ,  consenter,  consentier;  counsentir;  cunsenter,  cunsentir  
  FEW:  consentire 2/ii,1062b Gdf:  consentir 2,252c GdfC:  consentir 9,164b TL: consentir 2,733 DEAF:  consentir  DMF:  consentir  TLF:  consentant  / consentir  OED:  consent v.  MED:  consenten v.  DMLBS:  consentire 448a

v.trans.

1to allow, grant
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  [...] Dunt nus dirum brevement, Si Deu le Rai le nus consent, Aprof ceste raisun  Comput ANTS 1990
( 1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Iceo cunsentira Li Deus ki tut cria  Sibile 1078
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Jo revendrai hastivement Si Deu l’otrie e le cunsent  S Modw 2431
2 to permit, agree with, sanction
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Des meschines firent ocirre Plusurs qu'il voldrent purgesir Ki nel vuleient consenti  Brut WACE 6084
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  vus le soustes e oistes e vus le uveraine consentistes  Fol Trist ANTS 664
3to give up, hand over
( MS: 1120-40 ) Li apostolie tent sa main a la cartre; Sainz Alexis la sue li alascet: Lui le consent ki de Rome esteit pape  S Alexis1 373
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Si l’osciez en champ, ses terres vous consent  Rom Chev ANTS 7345
4to support, side with
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Israel ne cunsentit (Latin: consensit) a mei  Camb Ps 150.LXXX.10
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  (The wicked) molt s’i hastent […] de mordrir Cels ki unt suen d’eles consentir  Salemon 748

v.absol.

to allow, grant
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Autrement nel fray, si Dieu me consent  Rom Chev ANTS 7363

v.intrans.

to give in
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  cum vus estes legere a tempter, freile a rester, preste a consentir  Mirour Egl 10.42

v.refl.

1to give in
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  pur ceo meint humme apele Cunscience icele estencele. Mes pus k’est esteint e se cunsent, Dunc va l’afere malement  Lum Lais ANTS 2635
2to agree (to)
( 1369; MS: s.xv1 )  Les gentz de la citee de M[ontauban] se sont consentuz d’avoir le roy de France seignur soverein  Lett & Pet 200.138.75
to agree, concur (with)
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  tuz les seintz al grant jugement Se cunsenterunt a Deu pur dampner la male gent  Apoc giffard 3522
to agree, decide (upon)
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  en Simac (=as pope) soi consentoient  Dial Greg SATF 18468
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  il se consentent en un clerc  BRITT ii 177
3to be in league with
( MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Le rei ne l’apostoille ne pensent […] Fors ke il nus toillent nos biens e nostre argent: Çoe est tute la summe; ke la pape de Rume Au rei se consent  Lyric 169.29

p.pr. as s.

one who consents, supporter
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  [...] Que le consentant doit o le larron patir: Le jugement de l’un doit li autre souffrir  Rom de Rou wace i 55.1201
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  tute sa maignee, ço sunt tuz ses cunseillurs e ses consentantz  Joshua Sermons ii 27
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Car dreit est qe consentanz Seient puny od mesfesanz  Man pechez 4341
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Fort est encontre ses consentanz, Et feble encuntre ses resteanz  Lum Lais ANTS 5736
consenting party
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  ne soulement les juges, mes les fornissours, consentanz e tieux qe nel destorberent  Mir Just 40

sbst. inf.

consent
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Quant ne [me] poez retenir, N’i ad fors del consentir  S Modw 3738
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  Et cel consentir porra estre fet simplement  BRITT ii 178
consentir a
to consent to
( 1313 )  nubile n’est ele mye tanqe ele seit de tel age qe ele pusse a mariage consentir  YBB Ed II xvi 39
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  Si estoit adecertes Saulus consentaunt a sa mort  Actes (A) 365b
to give in (to), go along (with)
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  s’il consent a felonie […]  Salemon 9401
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  si a delit e temptaciun Ne cunsente […] Celi est pecché veniel  Lum Lais ANTS 3030
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  par ma volunté […] consenti jeo au diable  Ancren2 56.9
( 1401; MS: s.xv1 )  noz foialx lieges illoeques qui ne veullent consentir a lour malveis purpos  Lett & Pet 293.8
to agree, decide to
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  tote la curt a pendre le consent  Rom Chev ANTS 3291
to agree, side with
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Ore voy qe plus a vous qe a moy consent  Rom Chev ANTS 3177
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  touz, com bien consentirent a ly, si sont esparpliz  Actes (A) 364b
consentir a […] de […]
to allow someone to
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  La seinte gloriouse li consent De aver la cote a lur soeur  Mir N-D 16.58
estre consentant a
to connive at, go along with
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  s’is por son defendement De l’un ou de l’autre teussent, Tost souschereit oem qe is fussent A l’ereisie consentanz  Dial Greg SATF 12623

See also:

sentir1 
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