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contençon (s.xii1)
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contençon (s.xii1)

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contençoun,  contençun,  contencion,  contencioun,  contenciun,  contension,  contention;  cuntençon,  cuntenciun,  cuntençun,  cuntention,  cuntentiun  (contempcion,  contesoun)  
  FEW:  contentio 2/ii,1103a Gdf:  contençon 2,262b GdfC: ∅ TL: contençon 2,763 DEAF:  contençon  DMF:  contençon  TLF: ∅ OED:  contention n.  MED:  contencioun n.  DMLBS:  contentio 465a

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1strife, dispute: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Idunc fud plait e cuntençun (var. (R: s.xiv1) e grant tençon) Entre dous reis pur [Besingtom]  GAIMAR1 2003
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  en cele regiun (=Heaven) U est vie sanz mort, pais sanz cuntenciun  S Aub 1714
( 1310 )  su leur assent au tretiz de peez et acord fait entre ledit seneschal e le consail de Pontifs, e le count de Drews, sur tuz contenciouns et debatz  Lett Rois 34
( 1396 )  plain povoir [...] de [...] plainement et finablement acorder et venir a bonne paix et acord sur touz debats, contempcions, questions, guerres [...]  Engl Dip Pract  563
2fight, brawl: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  vyn par yveresce […] met plusurs a la mort par contencion  BOZ Cont 75
3blow: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  de la contençun (Latin: a contentione) de ta main jeo sui deguastet  Camb Ps 68.XXXVIII.12
4force, violence: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Li paien feri Horn […] E dan H. refiert lui par tiel cuntention Qu’il l’abati tut plat  Horn 1507
( c.1185 )  Si l’empaint par tel contesoun Ke des arszons le met a terre  Proth ANTS 11758
par contençon
forcefully, strongly: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Li floz veneit par contençun, Mult s’apresmat, pres del rei (=Canute) vint  GAIMAR1 4699
sans contençon
without opposition, peaceably: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  Ki iloc ert avera tel guerdun K'en parais irra senz cuntenciun  Otinel 1362
le faire a contençon
to vie, compete: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  La bataille ert dure […] E li vassal sunt fier, ki'l funt a cuntençon  Horn 3142
mover contençon
to begin hostilities, start a war: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  B. li mut grant cuntençun  GAIMAR1 224
mover en contençon
to incite, provoke to war: 
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  La u li mes lur dist itel sermun, Dunt puis furent meuz en cuntençun  FANT OUP 717
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