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dé1 (s.xiim)
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dé1 (s.xiim)

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dee,  dei,  deit,  di; 
pl. dees,  deesze,  deez,  deiz,  des,  detz,  dez;  dices,  dicez,  dis,  diz  
  FEW:  *datum 3,20a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  dé 1 9,275b TL: dé 1 2,1227 DEAF:  dé 1  DMF:  dé 1  TLF:  dé 1  OED:  die n. 1  MED:  de n.  DMLBS: ∅

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gamesdie, dice: 
( s.xiim; MS: s.xiiiin )  Androdamma est furmee cume deit quarree  Lapid 107
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Alquant demandent dez e tables. Tels i ad juent al hasart, Ço est un gieu de male part  Brut WACE 10556
( MS: c.1250 )  Hic pirgus vel talus: Hec tessera vel calixus deiz  TLL i 413
( MS: s.xiiiex )  tessera: dé  TLL ii 167
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  mounstrauntz une payre des dys sur une table pur juer ovesqe le prince  Anon Chr1 102.29
♦fig.herald.(as an heraldic charge) die, dice: 
( c.1350; MS: s.xvin )  Le Roy de P. port d’azur ové trois dees d’argent ové les poyntz sys, syncque et quatre  Grimaldi 320

s. pl.

1gamesgamblinggame of dice: 
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Juer te dais a tun sabot, Kar tables e dicez te frunt sot  CATO ANON ANTS 156
( 1374 )  [...] pur tant deniers par ly a nous apprestez [...] et perduz a les deesze  GAUNT1 ii 302
( 1388 )  jeues appellez coytes, dyces, gettre de pere  Stats ii 57 vi
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1285 )  Stephen Dees  Family Names Deas
( 1381 )  Johannes Des  Family Names Deas
faus dez
gamblinggamesloaded dice: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  fausses balaunces e faus detz  Mir Just 146
changer les dez
fig.to alter a situation: 
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Ele nuz ad tuz engingné E les dez senz jeter changé  Trist thomas2 1653
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Mes ore sunt les dez tut changé En autre manere pus le pecché  Lum Lais ANTS 2527
changer les dez a
fig.to change the luck of: 
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Mes faut mout a son espeir, Tut ly reront les deez chaungez  Ipom BFR 1409
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Mais tost li sunt les dez turné Sur ambes as e reversé  S Modw 8645
geter les dez
also_fig.gamblinggamesto throw the dice: 
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Enginnum la as dez geter  Trist thomas2 1654
geter ses (etc.) dez sur as
to be lucky: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Ne getai pas mes dez sur as, quant jo turnai a sa meisun!  Becket1 3
juer as dez
gamesgamblingto play at dice: 
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  deux hasardours [...] juerent as deez  TREVET Cron1 322.24
( 1375 )  pur juer a les detz et pur noz autres expenses  GAUNT1 ii 315
turner les dez a
fig.to change the luck of: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Mais tost li sunt lez dez turné Sur ambes as e reversé, Kar les dous oilz li sunt crevé  S Modw 8645
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Les dez vus turneront, si en ert tut altrement  LANGTOFT thiol2 354.1701
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