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demurance (s.xii1/3)
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demurance (s.xii1/3)

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demuraunce;  demorance,  demoranz,  demoraunce,  demorrance,  demourance,  demourrance  (demoraunt  TREVET Cron1 218.26)  
  FEW:  demorari 3,38b Gdf:  demorance 2,503a GdfC: ∅ TL: demorance 2,1381 DEAF:  demorer (demorance)  DMF:  demeurance  TLF:  demeurer (demeurance)  OED:  demurrance n.  MED:  demurrance n.  DMLBS:  demoratio 608a

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1delay: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) Cil promettent suurance Pur eols ne seit demurance  S Brend mup 122
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Faites munter voz humes, mar i ert demurance!  FANT OUP 882
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  e vint a Retefor, demoraunce ne fist  Boeve 77
( 1304 )  nous clamoms franc tenement par la demurance outre le terme  YBB 32-33 Ed I 201
2sojourn, stay: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  A la grant demurance (=in the Temple) qu’il ferunt E pur la grant joie qu’il menrunt  Anc Test (B) 13800
( 1230-53 )  Od tei ferai demurance  Chast Amour 382
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  les ii cardinals repairez sont en France, qui od le roi P. ont tenu grant parlance. Mais ceo fu tote la force de lur demorance, entre eus ont il fait une tiele ordinance Que [...]  LANGTOFT thiol2 298.818
( 1371 )  souffrances [...] faitez a ascuns personnes pour demourrance en nostre dit chastel revocons  GAUNT1 i 3
3constancy, perseverance: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  est dit Del Mestre ke esperance Est e[n] entente demurance Certeine, pur avenir A la joie k’est a venir  Lum Lais ANTS 6024
4lawabsence, failure to present oneself: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  Ferdwite: Qui[t]e de demurance de ost  TLL i 55
5dwelling, home: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Seit feite la demurance (Latin: commoratio) d’eals deserte  Camb Ps 119.LXVIII.28
sanz (nule) demurance
immediately, without delay: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: c.1200 )  S’el (=the stone) est mise en ewe buillante, Refreidirat senz demorance  (ms. demoranz)  Lapid 233.888
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  le sucurs de sun fiz [...] Fud le jor agraventé senz nule demurance  FANT OUP 90
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Sanz demorance s’est armé  Ipom BFR 9306
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Tantost sans nule demurance L’apela  Josaphaz2 386
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Hastivement senz demorance Si ad seisi ses citez  Brut Royal 1530
♦without hesitation: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  L'armeure e la conuissance Ad pris del rei senz demurance. Priveement s'en est armez  Brut WACE 4964
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Ore fet a dire sanz demurance Coment ver seins (=his flock) se deit aver (=the priest ought to behave) Pur pecchez penance doner  Lum Lais ANTS 10236
faire demurance
1to delay: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  demurance mes ne feist Par quei sun purpos plus remeist  S Clem ANTS 7529
2to dwell, stay: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  De t’amor la tredoce ardance Face en moi adés demorance  Ross ANTS 2930
3to last: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  E ke dites vus dunkes de la durance Ki sanz fin i (=in Heaven) fra demurance?  Lum Lais ANTS 13288
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