hard to please, exacting:
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: 1307-15
)
il est dangerous, ou ele est dangeresse, e pur ceo il ou ele mal a paier
Ancren2 208.31-2
♦
difficult:
(
c.1290;
MS: s.xv1
)
layner
(M.E. lanyar) [...] & l’esperver
(M.E. sperhauk) Que dongerous
(M.E. dangerous) sont a ver Et que a recleyme
(M.E. reclayme) ne voet venir
bibb MS (O) 332vb
(
s.xivin;
MS: s.xiv1
)
Ke daungerous
(var. (B: c.1330) daungerez) seez a servire
BOZ Lett 146
(
1354;
MS: c.1360
)
trop sont les plaies dangerouses et males a garrir
Sz Med1 164
(
1439
)
le saison d’iver approuche fort, obstant la ducte, duquel les passages de la mer sount souvent aspres, difficiles, dangereux et perilleux
Lett Rois 458
♦
difficult, harsh:
(
1354;
MS: c.1360
)
ma douce Dame, ne soietz pas si dangerouse ne si maucortoise qe vous [ne] noz en deignetz doner par charité
Sz Med1 154
(
1432
)
espier les ditz dettours & eux par daungerous mesnes entreter pur lour payment aver
Rot Parl1 iv 394
♦
difficult, questionable:
(
c.1292;
MS: c.1300
)
en tel cas est le doun daungerous et en pendant
BRITT i 239
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dangerus (c.1290)