contremander (1150-70)

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contremander (1150-70)

[ FEW: 6/i,152a mandare; Gdf: 2,275b contremander; GdfC: 9,184a contremander; TL: 2,797 contremander; DEAF:  mander (contremander); DMF:  contremander; TLF: ; OED:  countermand v.; MED:  countremaunden v.; DMLBS: 472c contramandare ]
contremandre;  contremaunder;  countremaunder,  cuntremander;  contermander  

v.a.

1to recall, order back
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  molt ereit grant li besoing Por q’is furent contremandez  675
( 1411 )  car on avoit temps assés pour la dit flote de Flandres contremandre, se l’en euist voulou  ii 301
2to countermand, cancel
( 1322 )  s'il aviegne qe le servicz soit countremaundé ou delayé avant la veille seynt Jake [...]  iii 98
( 1378 )  ad esté usé par les tresorers d’envoier leur lettres dessouz leur sealx demesne de contremander l’argent assigné par le Privé Seal  iii 52
3to forbid, veto (what was originally intended)
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Devers le bois […] Se est debuissé un chevalers, […] Ki a grant esfrai cuntremande E lur disner e lur viande  8429
( 1310 )  eioms contremaundé le conte & nos autres foiaux […] q’il ne viegnent pas vers les parties d’Escoce  i 92
4to reply, ripost
( 1150-70; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Quant Artus oi[t] icest dire El cuer out [e] dolur e ire. Al jaiant [dunc] cuntremandat Que enceis se combaterat  764
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1307-15 )  il receustrent les presenz et le contremanderent ke […] il freient sa volunté  106
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