1to shun, flee:
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: s.xiii2/4
)
pur mei en chastee tenir E pur vilainie
defuir, Le sunge feins dunt dit vus ai
6584
(
s.xiii1;
MS: s.xiiim
)
li cuvient ke il
defuie le esperit de fornicatiun
ii 28
(
c.1292;
MS: c.1300
)
E pur ceo qe [...] le tenaunt qi dreit ad a retener ou a rester, en
defut le tenement pur plus de mal eschure
i 354
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: 1307-15
)
E nekedent mort si deit checun homme e checune femme
defuir autant com eus ou eles porrunt sanz pecché
208.21
♦
to run away from, escape from:
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
li povre qe
defuie famitie prent vitaille
141
(
c.1339
)
Si tiel estrange home liveré a gaioler
defut gaioler [...]
ii 28
(
1341
)
[...] en fraud du Roi & pur
defuyr la ley
ii 130
(
1351
)
en cas qe tiels mesfessours
defuent l’attachement qe nul homme les purra prendre
376
2to avoid, refuse (to accept):
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
E si ascun
defut se defendre, [...] ne voet estre justiciable a la lei
33
(
1302
)
pur ceo q’il ala
defuant la counte
(l. counté) [...]
30-31 Ed I 93
(
1411
)
R.T. nient obeiant a les ditz compromisse, ordenance & agrement [...], mes ymaginant pur
defuer l’ordenance [...] fist lever [...] graund nombre des gentz
iii 649
1to flee:
(
1280-1307;
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
Vers mores et monteyns
deffuant com ler
ii 348 var
(
1341
)
tote les foiz [...] que tieux larrons ou felons se transporteront et
diffuerent hors de la dite franchise de D.
iv 246
♦
to flee (from):
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: 1307-15
)
mes pur totes responses a teles genz vus
desfoiez e destornez
200.1
♦
to abscond, run away illegally (from):
(
c.1292;
MS: c.1300
)
Ceo vous moustre J. [...] qe P. [...] a tort ly
defut [...] qe il est soen vileyn
i 204
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
tuz ces fealx [...] qi
defuunt de sa bataille ou de son host dreiturel
18
♦
to escape, slip away (from):
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: 1307-15
)
Nule chose [...] ne est plus gai ne plus volage ne plus tost se destorne e
defaut e
defuit al homme ke soen quer demeine
170.12
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