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dereine (1174-75)
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dereine (1174-75)

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deredne,  deregne,  dereigne,  derein,  derene,  derenne,  deresne,  dereune;  desraine,  desraisne,  desreine,  desrene,  desresne;  disreyne;  dreine,  dreigne,  drene  (derrerine  YBB 14-15 Ed III 17,  desrenee  Mir Just 111)  
  FEW:  ratio 10,107b Gdf:  deraisne 2,522a GdfC: ∅ TL: deraisne 2,1433 DEAF:  raison (deraisne)  DMF:  déraisne  TLF: ∅ OED:  deraign n.  MED:  dereine n.  DMLBS:  dereinium 624b

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1lawderaignment, proof of one’s assertion (by battle or pleading): 
( c.1185 )  Se jo peusse solement Faire en desraine cors a cors  Proth ANTS 6270
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1300 )  Ne pout trover nul champioun Ke la dereine osast prendre  Dial Jul 217
( c.1260; MS: c.1300 )  si est prest a defendre par le cors son fraunke bacheler C. [...] Et ci mes aveygne (=if ill befalls) a cesti [...] il fra la dereyne par autre  Casus Plac 20
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  si il ceo vodrount dedire, il le tent de averrer par seute et dreyne  BRITT i 391
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  pur ceo qe l’actour ne tient sute ne desresne n’autre manere de proeve n’ad present  Mir Just 97
( 1341 )  un priour avoit apelé un homme. [...] Et (the man) le (=appeal) conust estre bon; et voleit aver apelé autres. Et pur ceo qe ceo fust un derene pur l’apelour, l’apelé fust pendu  YBB 15 Ed III 311

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2lawdefence: 
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Ferai derainement par un sul chevalier  FANT OUP 335
♦harangue, speech: 
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  Jeo  (ed. Ieo) t’en  (ed. ten) dirrai verité  (ed. uerite), si.n  (ed. sin) truverai (ed. truuerai) Testimoines assez e grant desrainement  (ed. des rainement)  GUISCH 780
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