content3 (c.1230)

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content3 (c.1230)

[ FEW: 2/ii,1104a contentus; Gdf: ; GdfC: 9,174b content; TL: 2,767 content 2; DEAF:  content; DMF:  content 2; TLF:  content; OED:  content adj.2 and n.4; MED: ; DMLBS: 467a continere ]
comptent  

a.

1emotioncontent, satisfied
( 1365-66 )  de la quele somme […] nous nous tenons pur bien contentz & paiez  i 900
( 1381 )  je voille que toutz mes servantz […] soient guerdonez […] en tiele manere q’ils lour tienent pour content  i 115
( 1435 )  une autre tres puissante, grande et notable armee, qui assez tost aprés sera par dela conduite et adressee par personnes de telle crainte et auctorité, que en serez bien comptents  434

s.

1emotionsatisfaction, pleasure
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Tutes (=planets) par lur muvement Funt tel duçur e tel content  1918
mal content
malcontent
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