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danter (c.1136-37)

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danter (c.1136-37)

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[ FEW: 3,132a domitare; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,409a donter; TL: 2,2026 donter; DEAF: donter; DMF: dompter; TLF: dompter; OED: dompt v. / daunt v.; MED: daunten v.; DMLBS: 719c domitare ]

daunter

v.a.

1to overcome, subjugate:

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) fist lur maint envaiement, [En] quinze jurs les dantad 3195

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Cesar sout bien felun danter E orguillus amesurer 4165

( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) Sa char d’abstinence dantot 15624

( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) Lessez la reine a reclamer, Ke poet danter vent et mer 187.48

( c.1275; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) ben overer vigerusement E daunter la char par gref labur 2157

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xiv² ) deable e munde veintre e la char daunter 4017

♦horses equit.to tame, break in:

( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii ) Maint felon ai danté comme cheval o frain i 32.494

( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) (the horse:) Cruels est e mut orguillus E nient dantez 267.84

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: c.1300 ) Metez lui (=the donkey) chevestre [...] Si la danterez; E frein en la gule 969

2to train:

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiv^m ) Les unes (=children and servants) peot l’em daunter par aprise 25

♦acad.to educate:

( 1163-70; MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) S’alure esteit si ordenee Cum s’ele en cloistre fust dantee 910

v._refl.

1to control itself:

( MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) Cuer deboner par sey se daunte 425.7

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