defier1 (c.1136-37)
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defier1 (c.1136-37)

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[ FEW: 3,500a *fidare; Gdf: 2,586c desfier; GdfC: 9,335b desfier; TL: 2,1587 desfier; DEAF:  fïer (desfïer); DMF:  défier; TLF:  défier; OED:  defy v. 1; MED:  defien v. 1; DMLBS: ∅ ]
deffier;  desfier;  diffier,  difier, 
ind.pr.6 defoient  176  

v.a.

1to defy, challenge: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Or te defi, dan glutun!  3309
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  A l’aveske dit: jeo vus defi. Atant s’en part [...]  10.92
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  A haute voiz defient sire E. en commun  348.1525
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  clarigo: defier  ii 83
♦mil.to challenge, declare war on: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Heraut li mandout vilment Qu’il ne fereit por lui nient, [...] Ne il terre ne li rendrait; E Guilliame le desfia E desfiance lui manda  ii 106.5931
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Le bref le roi fu lit oiant la baronie, Qu’i[l] ly rendent treu, autrement les defie  2356
2lawto renounce one’s allegiance to, repudiate: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Jo te desfi e tut te rent, De tei ne voil tenir neient  2679
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Les deus ke servi ai, desoremés defi  1101
( 1265 )  le Roi devant la bataille de Lewes avoit defié plosiers de ses bone gent de sa tere, e mis hors de sa foie  i 451
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  les barouns d’Escoce ount graunté Ke al ray de Engleterre serrount touz doné Et le ray d’Escoce serrait defyé  ii 20
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  Vostre dieu de quer defy  96.107

v.refl.

1to challenge each other: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Entre eaux se defient cum mortels enemis. Abessent les espiés e brochent les brandis  7415
se defier de
1to renounce, repudiate: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  il n’est mie digne d’estre eidé de la lei qi se defie de jugement e use la force  156
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