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damager (c.1136-37)
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damager (c.1136-37)

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damagier,  dampmager;  domager  (demanger ),
(p.p. damaisgiet,  demagés  YMB i 18)  
  FEW:  damnum 3,10b Gdf:  damagier 2,413b GdfC: ∅ TL: damagier 2,1175 DEAF:  dam (damagier)  DMF:  dommager  TLF: ∅ OED:  damage v.  MED:  damagen v.  DMLBS:  damnificare 556c

v.trans.

to harm, damage, cause destruction or injury to: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Si chiet en mer, ne neierad Ne fu nel  (ms. ne li) pot rien damagier  GAIMAR1 691
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  (Tigers, etc.) Damageront (var. (P: c.1310) Demangeront) vos genz  Rom Chev ANTS 4431
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Bon coup li ad duné Candor En cel escu […], Mes ne l’ad gueres damagé  Ipom BFR 6021
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  teles genz venu i erent Qui sa terre ne damagerent, Dunc lur envea beal present  Waldef BB 12758
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Sanz pucelage perdre u damager  S Aub 140
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Les uns i lancent, les uns i gettent E de damager la (=statue) mult s’entremettent  Mir N-D 233.76
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  lez charuurs deivent saver owelement lez boefs joindre e chacer sanz ferir ou damager  HENLEY2 282.c53
( 1303 )  Et si avers rentrunt en les ditz wastes […] ne soient damagez ne enparkez  Reg Kellawe iii 34
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  Fouke aparçust qu’il ne poeit le dragoun damager devaunt  Fouke ANTS 47.35
( MS: s.xiv2 )  tonere ne foudre ne lui damagera  Lyric 64.13
♦lawto cause detriment, loss to: 
( 1261 )  issi, par defaute de conseil, le roy de totez partz est damagé  Baron Rebellion 234
( 1315 )  faire grié (= grief; to make amends) as Flemancs damagetz [...] de ceo qe trové serra q’il soient damagetz [...] si avant comme [...] les biens des trespassours suffiront  Rot Parl1 i 358

v.intrans.

finan.to make a loss, fail (financially): 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  cez ke il (=the lord of the manor) adonke trovera bons e loyauz e apruant, il les reteynge [...], e ceus ky il trovera autres damaganz e nyent apruanz respoyngent de lur fez e augent a Deu (=be dismissed, lose their jobs)  HENLEY2 292.c82
damager a
to do harm, be detrimental to: 
( 1323-25 )  qe nous n’y venisons pur damager a nuly fors soulement pur surveer le lieu  St Sard 147
( 1334-5 )  lequel leu ne damagera a n[ost]re Seign[u]r le Roy  Rot Parl1 ii 392
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  tout ceo qe poet damager a l’alme y entre mult doucement  Sz Med1 51

p.pr. as a.

damaging, harmful: 
( 1379-80 )  une trieu, la quelle est a eux plus damageant qe ne serroit overte guerre  Northern Pet 147

p.p. as a.

subjected to loss: 
( 1397 )  Restitutions des damages, pertes, et griefs faites a nos gentz par les vostres a Crasdon, ou Port de Dorwelle, [...] et les cous et frais que no gent damaisgiet la ont fait en l'occoison des dites pertes et griefs  Rot Parl1 iii 358

See also:

adamager  endamager 
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