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contregaiter (1155)

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contregaiter (1155)

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[ FEW: 17,455a *wahta; Gdf: 2,274c contregaitier; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,796 contregaitier; DEAF: G66 gaitier (contregaitier); DMF: contreguetter; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]

contregueiter; countrewayter; cuntregaiter, cuntreguaiter, cuntregueiter, cuntregweiter

v.a.

1to be on one’s guard against, ward off:

( c.1285; MS: c.1312 ) il est mester de cuntregweyter lur fraude 316

( 1323-25 ) son profit esploiter et son mal contregaiter 55

v.n.

1to be on one’s guard:

( c.1285; MS: c.1312 ) yl i a fraude a ceus qe ne sevent countrewayter 340

v.refl.

1to be on one’s guard:

( s.xii²; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) purprist cel liu e bien se cuntreguaitad 184

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) Pur ceo meins mei cuntregueitei 3814

♦to guard oneself (against):

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Se Brennes le volt enginner, Il se sout bien cuntreguaiter 2422

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) Si se en porreit l’um cuntregueiter De ceo que il vuldrat opposer 1683

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