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desolacion (s.xiv2)
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desolacion (s.xiv2)

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desolacione,  desolacioun,  desolation  
  FEW:  desolare *3,54a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  desolacion 9,349b TL: desolacïon 2,1662 DEAF:  desoler (desolacion)  DMF:  désolation  TLF: ∅ OED:  desolation n.  MED:  desolacioun n.  DMLBS:  desolatio 631a

s.

1dismay, grief: 
( MS: s.xiv2 )  Overez tes oels & oiez nostre desolacioun  Bible hackett 287va
2ruin: 
( 1414 )  verisemblement est deins brief temps pleyn desolation en toutz les partiez as costes du mere  Rot Parl1 iv 61
a, en desolacion de
to the ruin, undoing of: 
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  morust le dit sire L. a graunt descomfort et desolacion de ses gentz  Anon Chr1 57.2
( 1414 )  [...] en desolacioun d’icelle ville  Rot Parl1 iv 53
( 1415 )  a final distruction de toutz tiels endamagees et desolacione de seinte esglise  Rot Parl1 iv 78
mettre en desolacion
to ruin: 
( 1415 )  vostre poevere et humble clergie suisdite, q’est si lamentablement mys en taunt de poverté, discomfort et desolacione  Rot Parl1 iv 81
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