1manner, way, fashion:
(
c.1325;
MS: c.1325
)
La contenance coment deus angles que estoyent envoyez […]
32.11
2behaviour, way of life:
(
s.xii1/3;
MS: c.1200
)
(A husband) Sa femme en
(=by the power of the magnet) purra esprover, S’ele ad nule druerie […]. Ignelepas demonstrera La contenance qu’el fait ad
249.1390
(
c.1200;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
ben li dist de Josaphaz la cuntenance
683
♦
bearing, manner:
(
1174-75;
MS: s.xiiex
)
Establit sun barnage par fiere cuntenance
83
(
s.xii4/4;
MS: s.xii4/4
)
Mult sunt de grant desmesurance E de orgoilluse cuintenance
634
♦
composure, composed manner:
(
c.1334;
MS: s.xivm
)
et apparut le corps mort esteaunt sur la herce […] mes pur le conjurement ne lessa sa contenance
272.2
3appearance, countenance:
(
1160-74;
MS: s.xvii
)
Cil meisme s qui [...] sez plains et sez criz ooient Et sa contenance veoient, Cremoient que l’ame s’en alast
ii 327.596
(
c.1245;
MS: c.1255
)
De cuntina[n]ce est esbaudiz
3701
(
s.xivin;
MS: s.xivm
)
e moustre par contenance q’il ad honte de ceo q’il ad fet
54
♦
appearance, dress:
(
c.1275;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
F. sa contenaunce chaunge. A ses fiz se est descovert
3248
4appearance, arrival:
(
c.1240;
MS: c.1300
)
L’eveske ne mist gueres en respit Sa cuntenance ke il ne ve[n]ist Od tuz ces clers et sa mené
251.236
5representation, picture:
(
c.1325;
MS: c.1325
)
La contenance veyez cha
(=under illustration)
21.18
(
1397
)
.xxxj. verge demi de novel banquer d’Aras, en diverses peces de contenaunces d’amours
289
6lawproperty necessary to freeman’s social position:
(
s.xiii3/3;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
ils deverent lealment taxer chescun homme solonc le trespas save a gentiel homme sa countennance de son hostiel
101
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
la chartre des franchises, qe voet qe franc homme soit afeeré quant il chiet en la merci solom la quantité de trespas, e issi qe sa contenaunce ne soit abaissee
151
(
1327
)
Item prie la comune qe tresorer et barons de l’Eschekere puissent terminer et estaller tutes maners dettes dues a nostre [seignour] le Roi solonc l’estat de les dettours, sauve lour contenance
119
(
1360-61
)
povres qi […] n’ont riens de ent faire fin sauve lour contenance
i 366 vii
(
1433
)
[…] come paier pur chescun disme & qunisisme
(l. quinsisme), adonqs s[a]vant lour contenuance
(l. contenaunce)
iv 469
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contenance1 (s.xii1/3)