deis1 (1155)
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deis1 (1155)

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[ FEW: 3,93a discus; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,293b deis; TL: 2,1989 dois; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  dais; TLF:  dais; OED:  dais n.; MED:  deis n.; DMLBS: 684b discus 4 /662a digitus 2 ]
dais;  deas,  dees,  deiz,  des,  desse;  dois,  dheys ii 685  

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1dais, high seat: 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  dindima: deis  i 230
( MS: s.xiiiex )  discum: (A) deis (var. (E: s.xiii) dais)  i 238
♦high table, (raised) table of honour: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Al mangier est assis li reis Al chief de la sale, a un deis  8568
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Ele ad trové Herlaund devant le deis le rei  508
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Il volst traïr ja son seignor, E so[i] poser al des halzor  290
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 ) suggestum est locus eminens ubi ad tabulam commeditur et dicitur recte ‘deis’  140
halt deis
1high table, (raised) table of honour: 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  L’emperere [...] s’est assis al halt deis  9865
( 1341 )  En la sale deuz tables pur la haute deis  4
( MS: 1396 )  pour la haute deas un grand docer avec [...] quarreaux  2
mestre deis
1high table, (raised) table of honour: 
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  al meistre deis Se sunt assis il e li reis  2861
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  li rais la u il sist al mestre dais  262
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