dechaiement (s.xii1)
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dechaiement (s.xii1)

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[ FEW: 2/i,28b cadere; Gdf: 2,442a dechaement; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,1248 decheement; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  déchément; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
dechaement,  decheement,  dechedement,  dechément,  dechiement  

s.

1decline: 
( s.xii1; MS: s.xiim )  Sicume umbre, cum ele est enclinee a decheement (Latin: cum inclinatur)  206.CVIII.24
♦(of the sun) going down, setting: 
( s.xii1; MS: s.xiim )  des le nessement del soleil desque al dechiement (Latin: ad occasum) de lui  86.XLIX.1
( s.xiim; MS: s.xiiex )  Del nessement del soleil desque al dechément  50
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  tut le jur deske le decheement del soleil  i 24
♦west: 
( s.xii1; MS: s.xiim )  Cumbien desestait li naissemenz del dechedement  102.1
2weakness, falling into sin: 
( MS: s.xiiim )  Pur ceo gart que par tel dechaiement ne defaille  581
estre en dechaiement
to be in decline: 
( c.1174; MS: s.xiiiin )  s’iglise qui ert tut’ en dechaement  5864
prendre dechaiement
to be overthrown: 
( 1174-75; MS: c.1200 )  Trestuz ses enemis unt pris dechaiement  1921
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