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[ FEW: 2/ii,1135a *conviare; Gdf: 2,290a convoier 1; GdfC: 9,191b convoier; TL: 2,822 convoiier; DEAF: convoiier; DMF: convoyer; TLF: convoyer; OED: convey v.1; MED: conveien v.; DMLBS: 482a conviare ]

convaier, conveere, conveier, convoier; cunvaier, cunveer, cunveier, cumveier

v.a.1to accompany, escort 2to carry ♦ to bring 3to pass on, hand down ♦ to convey, transmit (property, rights) 4to pursue, chase
sbst._inf.1escort (at departure of guest)

v.a.

1to accompany, escort:

( 1174-75; MS: s.xii^ex ) Issi cumveient le rei desi qu’a Westmustier 1941

( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) Le grant pople par charité Conveint lur chef par devosciun A cele grant processiun 39.251

2to carry:

( 1412 ) (illegal money) recettez, concellez & noetandre conveyez & feriez al Graveshende 178

( 1423 ) qe bien lise as possessours des ditz trynkes […] pechier ovec eux […] les entrahantz & conveiantz par main 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 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 […] 277.56

♦lawto convey, transmit (property, rights):

( 1305 ) le droit de presentement […] fut paremply e de luy tanke a l’Eveske conveyé 33-35 Ed I 51

( 1310 ) votre action est de sone dreit conveyé de vostre auncestre a vous Ed II iii 18

( 1340-41 ) par cele mene possession […] conveya ele la tenance en lui 14-15 Ed III 295

( 1346 ) […] ount conveié mesmes les tenementz en Thomas 20 i Ed III 57

4to pursue, chase:

( c.1200; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Li Hebreu fuient par muns e par valees, Cil les conveient as cops de lur espees (B) 3561

sbst._inf.

1escort (at departure of guest):

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^m ) Al cunveer ot asez gent 3775

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