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decliner (1113-19)

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[ FEW: 3,26a declinare; Gdf: 2,446a decliner; GdfC: 2,182c decliner; TL: 2,1255 decliner; DEAF: ∅; DMF: décliner; TLF: décliner; OED: decline v.; MED: declinen v.; DMLBS: 578a declinare ]

descliner

v.a.1to destroy 2to avoid 3to decline
v.n.1to decline, diminish ♦ (of the sun) to go down ♦ to come to an end, draw to a close 2to grow weak ♦ to degenerate 3to look down ♦ to bow down 4to rest 5to alter one’s behaviour
v.refl.1to bow down 2(of the sun) to go down 3to destroy oneself 4to lean (on), derive support (from) 5to turn (towards) 6to turn aside from one’s way 7to decline
p.pr._as_s.1(of day) decline

v.a.

1fig.to destroy:

( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) (Sin) si ad duble racine KI humeine nature decline 3048

2to avoid:

( c.1270; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Mieuz serra suffert [...] Si l’en seit la chose devant, E mieuz eschivre le peot en E decliner par aucun sen 1321

3gramm.to decline:

( c.1400; MS: s.xv¹ ) Quelle chose est decliner? Tenier le comencement du mot et changer le fyn 132

decliner a, en

1to incline, turn towards:

( s.xii¹; MS: 1155-60 ) Ne decl[i]nz(Latin: Ne declines) mun cuer en malvaise parole 250.CXL.4

( c.1270; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Kar teus appetiz l’alme decline As corruptibles volentez 437

2to bring down upon:

( s.xii¹; MS: c.1145 ) kar declinerent en mei felunies 73.54.3

v.n.

1 to decline, diminish:

( s.xii¹; MS: c.1145 ) Li mien jur sicume umbre declinerent 102.101.12

♦astron.(of the sun) to go down:

( 1113-19; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Li soleils quant decline 2646

( c.1235; MS: c.1235 ) Li solailz ja decline e li jurs envespri 1055

♦to come to an end, draw to a close:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Le jur est aclinez (var. (C: s.xiii^m) declinez ; (P: c.1310) turne en declin) 3215

2to grow weak:

( c.1185 ) La nostre gent forment decline Et si resbaldisent les lor 11154

♦to degenerate:

( s.xii¹; MS: c.1145 ) Li Sire del ciel esguardat sur les filz des humes [...]; Tuit declinerent ensembleement nient utiles sunt fait 48.13.4

( c.1235; MS: c.1235 ) (the Jews) tuz jurs declinerent puis de mal en pis 163

3to look down:

( s.xii¹; MS: 1155-60 ) lur oilz poserent decliner en terre (Latin: declinare in terram) 22.XVI.11

♦to bow down:

( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv¹ ) A toi declineient en graunt amistee 463.106

4to rest:

( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv¹ ) ad Seynt Alban venrount volunter Ouf ly roys E. pur ceo parlementer Si ouf son consaylle i voylle decliner 385.1487

( MS: s.xiv² ) il lui dist: ‘Declines un poy et sees yci’ (A) 78rb

( 1376-77 ) il n’avoit dont son test en les manoirs de sa esglise temporels poet decliner ii 373

( 1415; MS: s.xv^1/4 ) lez coubtez sur queux je decline quant je su laas 77.31

5to alter one’s behaviour:

( s.xiii¹; MS: s.xiii^m ) Par ço (=alternate light and darkness) nus vuelt Deu aprendre ke nus devuns decliner e [u] nus devuns tendre i 7

decliner a, en

1to sink, decline into:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Quant veient lur parent qe a mort decline 4703

♦to lapse into:

( s.xii¹; MS: 1155-60 ) Mais ki declinent a lur felunie, demerrat els od ses ki ovrent iniquitet (Latin: Qui autem declinant ad privitates suas […]) 237.CXXIV.5

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) Eynz avera plus et plus de pert, Et desclynant ert en povert 366

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) pur eider nostre remembraunce qe chescun jour decline en obliaunce 90

2to be inferior (to):

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Nen aiez pas vergoyne de iceste traïne Ou si chaé estes en mein femenine. Quant tuit li sens del mond a lur (=of women) sens decline, Sachez bien, ert celé de vous la covine 7742

decliner de

1to turn away from:

( s.xii¹; MS: c.1145 ) maledeit chi declinent de tes comandemenz 115.118.21

( s.xii¹; MS: 1155-60 ) ne declinerent(Latin: declinaverunt) nostre alement de la tue sente 77.XLIII.18

( s.xiii²; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) Declinez del mal e bien facez 5

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) si nul homme bien face, [...] a nul feer ne poet bien li envius regarder de dreit oil ne de bon quer, mes decline de cele part 42.23

( MS: s.xiv² ) nous avom departiz et declinez de tes comaundementz 287va

2to be dependent on:

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) (the clergy) ne plouent (=rain down) mot de doctrine A la gent ke de li decline 396

aler, s’aler, s’en aler declinant, aler (en) declinant

1to degenerate:

( MS: 1120-40 ) Bons fut li secles [...]. Velz est e fraisles, tut s’en vat declinant 9

( s.xii^ex; MS: c.1200 ) Li secles est mult vielz [...] Frailles est e malveis, tuit s’en vait declinanz 12

( s.xiii^1/4; MS: s.xiii^m ) Cum se vait declinant tut ma grant nobilité 2081

( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) tutte sa nature Ke Deu li duna par itant Va par pecché en declinant 3066

v.refl.

1to bow down:

( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) La u il vit l’avisiun Declina sei li saint barun 192.1060

2astron.(of the sun) to go down:

( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) damaoysele Larecine Ki va quant solail se decline 3150

3fig.to destroy oneself:

( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) E celi k’ad grienur amur Vere creature ke creatur Ensement tut se decline 3069

4fig.to lean (on), derive support (from):

( c.1270; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) chescun en autre se declineit 669

5to turn (towards):

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) mout en i a ke se declinent a abstinence pur la amur de Deu 13.12

6to turn aside from one’s way:

( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) (two monks on journey) soi declinoient Chiés lei (=a religious woman) e soi desjeunoient 5303

7gramm.to decline:

( c.1400; MS: s.xv¹ ) Quantez partiez est il de oraison? Huyt. Quellez? Quatre que sont declinez et quatre que ne se declinent mie 132

p.pr._as_s.

1(of day) decline:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Quant vint le jurn al declinant, Vers le vespre [...] 555

sbst._inf.

turner a decliner

1to fade (of daylight):

( s.xii²; MS: c.1200 ) li jors torne a declineir envers le vespre 313.126

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