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conveer (1155)
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conveer (1155)

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convaier,  conveere,  conveier,  convoier;  cumveier,  cunvaier,  cunveer,  cunveier  
  FEW:  *conviare 2/ii,1135a Gdf:  convoier 1 2,290a GdfC:  convoier 9,191b TL: convoiier 2,822 DEAF:  convoiier  DMF:  convoyer  TLF:  convoyer  OED:  convey v.1  MED:  conveien v.  DMLBS:  conviare 482a

v.trans.

1to accompany, escort: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Quatre cuntes [...] Rova li reis lever matin, Ki od les prisuns tant alassent E tant lunges les cunveassent Que li mener seur feussent E la dute passé eussent  Brut WACE 12098
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Issi cumveient le rei desi qu’a Westmustier  FANT OUP 1941
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Le grant pople par charité Conveint lur chef par devosciun A cele grant processiun  Mir N-D 39.251
2to carry: 
( 1412 )  (illegal money) recettez, concellez & noetandre conveyez & feriez al Graveshende  London English 178
( 1423 )  qe bien lise as possessours des ditz trynkes […] pechier ovec eux […] les entrahantz & conveiantz par main  Rot Parl1 iv 259
♦to bring: 
( 1394; MS: s.xv1 )  lui (=God) remerciantz entierment de ce q’il nous ad si gracieusement convoiez a nostre honour tanqu’en cea  Lett & Pet 222.9
3to pass on, hand down: 
( MS: s.xv )  A ytant je me vueil cesser De ceste rime convoier, Car tout en prouse on trouvera Cy aprés […]  Rom 15 277.56
♦lawto convey, transmit (property, rights): 
( 1305 )  le droit de presentement […] fut paremply e de luy tanke a l’Eveske conveyé  YBB 33-35 Ed I 51
( 1310 )  votre action est de sone dreit conveyé de vostre auncestre a vous  YBB Ed II iii 18
( 1340-41 )  par cele mene possession […] conveya ele la tenance en lui  YBB 14-15 Ed III 295
( 1346 )  […] ount conveié mesmes les tenementz en Thomas  YBB 20 i Ed III 57
4to pursue, chase: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Li Hebreu fuient par muns e par valees, Cil les conveient as cops de lur espees  Anc Test (B) 3561

sbst. inf.

escort (at departure of guest): 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Al cunveer ot asez gent  S Modw 3775

See also:

reconveer 
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