1to deceive, mislead, trick:
(
s.xii1/3;
MS: s.xiiex
)
La sunt deceu li plesur, Ker celes
(=fake stones) n’unt nule valur
68.949
(
c.1235;
MS: c.1235
)
Deceivre simple gent e par diz enganer
1652
(
s.xiii3/4;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
penser gile par unt l’en pusse autre
deceyvre
209va
(
1403
)
et illeoqes fauxement ymaginant pur
desceyver le dit J. forga un faux presentment
vii 142
♦
lawto defraud:
(
1314-15
)
draps [...] qe deussent estre d’assise de vynt et quatre aunes, [...] pur ceo que nul assai n’est fait de ceux draps, les marchauntz sount
disceus
i 292
2to disappoint, let down:
(
s.xii1;
MS: 1155-60
)
de la volentet de ses levres ne
deceus lui
(Latin: non fraudisti eum)
31.XX.2
(
1327
)
en cas la ou le rey est
dessuy aprés par enqueste
106
3to ensnare, entrap:
(
1121-35;
MS: s.xii3/3
)
la beste bait De l’eve que ele vait, Al buissun vait freier, Ses cornes enlacer, E dunc est retenue E prise e deceue
830
(
c.1260;
MS: c.1275
)
par l’assise ne pot il estre
desceu ne par autre reson fors qe par le bref de naifté
57
(
s.xivin;
MS: s.xiv1
)
Seez garni de sa
(=Death’s) deceyte. Vus serrez
deceu s’il vus prent En vostre folie sodeynement
64.117
1to deceive oneself:
(
1267;
MS: c.1300
)
Des autres […] Ke sun[t] en pecchez e le receivent, Saciez ke malement se
deceivent
9816
1one who deceives, deceiver:
(
1212;
MS: 1212-13
)
li traitre od le
decevant
17537
(
c.1292;
MS: c.1300
)
as
desceuz eyde dreiture et ne mie as
desceivauntz (var. (M: s.xivin) as desceivance; (F: s.xiv3/3) desceyvans)
ii 242
1cheated, deceived:
(
1212;
MS: 1212-13
)
E cil remist com
deceu E de sa plevine encouru
13717
(
1306
)
Pur ceo qe nous sumes malement
desu de servoyse acountre nostre venue par nos purveours
98.157
1deception, delusion:
(
1150-70;
MS: s.xii4/4
)
La nostre amur tant se desevre Qu’ele n’est fors pur mei
decevre
61
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