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contrevenir (1285)
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contrevenir (1285)

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contreviner;  countervenir  
  FEW:  contravenire 2/ii,1123a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  contrevenir 9,187b TL: ∅ DEAF:  contrevenir  DMF:  contrevenir  TLF:  contrevenir  OED:  contravene v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  contravenire 475a

v.trans.

1to oppose, cross: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  autres, qi n’osent contreviner le Roi  Mir Just 156
( 1400-01 )  sur ceo le Roi avoit granter [sic] soun roial assent, la quele il ne purroit honestement contrevenir  Rot Parl1 iii 460
2to contravene: 
( 1285 )  solong ceo que il serra trové contrevenant la fourme avantdite  Stats i 104
( 1312 )  soient totes maners des grossours […] relessez […] sauve a ceux qe sont contrevenuz les ordinaunces  Ann Lond 211.35
( 1410-11 )  sentence d’escomengement sur toutz ceux qe contrevendront le dit serement  Rot Parl1 iii 251

v.intrans.

1to offend (against): 
( 1311 )  ceaux qe serront contrevenuz encontre les dites ordenances soient puniz  Stats i 167
( 1391 )  qe null religious […] encontre celle estatut […] contreviegne  Rot Parl1 iii 291
( 1324 ) si jeo countreveigne ou trespasse en nul des pointes susdites  Parl Writs ii 256
2to occur: 
( 1400; MS: s.xv1 )  pur l’errour que purroit en ce cas contrevenir  Lett & Pet 89.20

s.

contravener: 
( 1402 )  punir les contrevenantz solonc l’effect des (l. del =de l’) estatut  Rot Parl1 iii 499
( 1406 )  punier et justisier (eds. justifier) toutz les countrevenauntz et trespassantz encountre l’ordinance  Rot Parl1 iii 571
contrevenir a
to come, go to meet: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Dover […] Ou gent ly countervenent de grant apparaunce  LANGTOFT wright ii 318
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