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FEW: contradicere 2/ii,1118b Gdf: contredire 2,272c GdfC: contredire 9,182a / contredisant 9,182a TL: contredire 2,791 DEAF: contredire DMF: contredire TLF: contredire OED: contradict v. MED: ∅ DMLBS: contradicere 471a

countredire, cuntredire, contredirre

v.a.1to contradict 2to deny ♦ to deny the validity of, refuse to accept 3to gainsay, oppose 4to forbid ♦ to stop, prevent
v.refl.1to contradict oneself, belie one’s words by one’s actions
p.pr._as_a.1refractory, recalcitrant
p.pr._as_s.1contradictor 2one who refuses 3opponent
p.p._as_a.1forbidden
inf._as_s.1contradiction, denial

v.a.

1to contradict:

( 1113-19; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Mais or quid a estrus Que alcun envidius Le voldrat cuntredire Qui tant n'en savrat dire, Mais qui[t] ço: tel le orrat Ki pur fol le tendrat 633

( 1260; MS: s.xiii^3/3 ) si l’ateinte contredit l’asise 85

( c.1285; MS: c.1312 ) Ore y a plusurs sergantz e provostz e dayes qe cuntredirrunt ceste chose 334

2to deny:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Siglet Brandan, nel cuntredit 435

( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv¹ ) E ki cuntredit le infinité Cuntredit la deité 9269-70

( s.xiv¹; MS: c.1361 ) Por ceo com a eux ne poet estre contredit (A) 371b

(1356) il countredit les paroles queux nostre seigneur le Roi ly surmyst en le dit Parlement iii.cxxi

♦lawto deny the validity of, refuse to accept:

( 1140-60; MS: 1140-60 ) si ci [e]n avant nule persone ecclesiastre u seculier icest nostre establissement voldrad enfraindre e contredirre [...] 270.4.66

( 1280 ) Ne nul countour […] les records ne les jugemenz ne countreplede ne countredie 281

( 1397 ) ils ne veullent […] a ce assentir n’accorder en nule voie, einz les (=ordinances) contredient & disassentont iii 341

3to gainsay, oppose:

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) (The dead king) Une feme [ot], sun fiz [la] prist E l’arceveque le cuntredist 1108

( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) Rei ne cunte nel cuntredist Ke il ne fait kanke il vousist 15.22

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Ne ceste ne voleit contredire Pur Dieu sufrir grant martire 93.19

4to forbid:

( s.xii^3/3; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) Le fruit manjas dunt jo t'oi dit Que jo t’avoie contredit 414

♦ to stop, prevent:

( s.xii^ex; MS: s.xiii^3/3? ) Veit Clariados qui tient Numilliant, K'a justé a Reiner de Melant, Abatu l'a, si ameine l'auferant, Mais Engeler li cuntredit itant 1077

v.n.

contredire a

1to speak against, contradict:

( s.xii¹; MS: 1155-60 ) Ker a tei cuntredient (Latin: contradicunt tibi) escumeniiement 248.CXXXVIII.22

♦to gainsay, oppose:

( 1260; MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) […] a ky en sa vie ele ne puet countredire 146

( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) Si homme countredye a nul de l’aliaunce ii 360

( 1346 ) le tenant n’avoit entré sinoun par un J., jadis soun baroun, qe ceo luy lessa, a qi avant le divors entre eux celebré countredire ne pout 20 ii Ed III 79

2to refuse to comply with:

( 1214; MS: 1214-16 ) Mais ne porent pas contredire Al precept apostolial 678

( MS: c.1300 ) O tu, Deus, [...] les nuncreables angeles mesis en emfern, ki ne puent cuntredire a tun comandement 26v

contredire de (+inf.)

1to refuse to:

( c.1292; MS: c.1300 ) si acun countredie de jureer feauté ii 40

( 1317 ) (the wife) fu menable a la volunté son baroun, par quey el ne poeyt nient plus contredire de faire un fait q’el ne poeyt faire de aliener soun droit encountre la volunté soun baroun Ed II xxii 81

( 1332 ) es queux avauntditz habitantz contredient a la dite dame de lui paier et obeier 219

v.refl.

1to contradict oneself, belie one’s words by one’s actions:

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) a bone drait est cil desfit Ki par malfait (ms. male fait) se countredit 528

p.pr._as_a.

1refractory, recalcitrant:

( 1372 ) ceux que […] vous purrez trover estre refusantz ou contredisantz as choses susdites ii 100

p.pr._as_s.

1contradictor:

( MS: s.xiv^m ) […] vaindre les contredisauntz 1va

2one who refuses:

( c.1334; MS: s.xiv^m ) C. […] demaunda troiage […] et encountre les countredisantz envoya O., chivetein de sa chivalerie 76.4

3opponent:

( c.1245; MS: c.1255 ) De cuntredisantz i out meint, Ke G. fu traitre ateint 1197

p.p._as_a.

1forbidden:

( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) ai la buche cuntredite E cunchié […] Od la quele jo reniai Vostre fiz 183.683

inf._as_s.

1contradiction, denial:

( s.xiii²; MS: 1333-34 ) Mes rien ne vaut le contredire (A) 141

sanz contredire

1freely, without hindrance:

( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 ) Fuiant s’en veit senz contredire 17464

( 1258-59 ) ke […] franchement puisse lé avers deliverer solum lei de tere, […] sanz contredire et sanz desturber de celui ke les avera pris 475

( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) (God) a ches[c]un si ad doné Franchise de volenté De fere lequel ke veut eslire Bien ou mal sanz contredire 2264

2unquestioningly, without demur:

( MS: c.1300 ) devant Pilate le cruel jugement Sanz rien contredire receustes humblement 267v

( 1345 ) Et sera tenuz a tenir […] les pointz aprés escriptez sur peine de paier saunz nul contredire […] 9

( 1374 ) autres charges […] duement ferra sanz contredire i 241

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