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dalier (c.1240)
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The form dayler is a cross reference to the following entry:

dalier (c.1240)

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dailer,  dailler,  daillier  
  FEW:  laxare 5,223b Gdf:  deleer 2,481a GdfC: ∅ TL: delaiier 2,1325 DEAF:  laschier (delaier)  DMF:  delayer  TLF: ∅ OED:  delay v.1  MED:  delaien v.1  DMLBS: ∅

v.intrans.

1to dally, tarry, waste time: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Et hors du court s’en parte saunz plus par la dalier  LANGTOFT thiol2 384.1469
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Marmeduc issist a ceaux qe li priaient, Qe saunz plus dalier le pristrent et montaient  LANGTOFT thiol2 391.1641
2to chatter, gossip (about irrelevancies): 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Ore n’ad talent de dalier, Ne ele ne set en ke afier  Mir N-D 52.110
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  de choses par de ça dayller (var. (D: s.xiv2) dalier) nus suffist. Resoun nous rechace revertir a la geste  LANGTOFT thiol2 414.2227
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  a C. parlayt De sa deliverance, e cum de ceo daylayt (var. dalyayt ; daillait ), un Duk de Germenye [...] guerreyer venayt  LANGTOFT wright i 148
3fig.to dally, flirt (with): 
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  acheisuns de lecherie sunt mut dalier od femmes  Pecchez 210rb
4fig.mil.to skirmish (with): 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Taunt cum des parties (=armies) chascun a altre daylle, Ly velz R. de B. a D. se travaylle  LANGTOFT wright i 478
5fig.to deal, negotiate (with): 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  [...] Car al traitre ne rova dailler de conissance, Tant l’ad sovent trai [...]  LANGTOFT thiol2 362.1989
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Fa quere tay amys par aver de coyne, [...] E puys dailez a Phelippe, sanz autre assoyne  LANGTOFT wright ii 202
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  coment devoms dalier od gentz qi sont en power de baillye  BOZ Cont 89

v.refl.

fig.mil.to fence with: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  (Arthur) De Caliburne se daylle, ly gyaunt entestrer (l. entester?) U parfound de la teste  LANGTOFT wright i 190

sbst. inf.

dealings: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Repentir se comence de sun dayller  LANGTOFT wright ii 64
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