contregaiter (1155)
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contregaiter (1155)

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  FEW:  *wahta 17,455a Gdf:  contregaitier 2,274c GdfC: ∅ TL: contregaitier 2,796 DEAF:  gaitier (contregaitier) G66 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.xii3/3 )  purprist cel liu e bien se cuntreguaitad  184
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Pur ceo meins mei cuntregueitei  3814
♦to guard oneself (against): 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Se Brennes le volt enginner, Il se sout bien cuntreguaiter  2422
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Si se en porreit l’um cuntregueiter De ceo que il vuldrat opposer  1683
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