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desperé (c.1292)
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desperé (c.1292)

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despairé,  despeiré,  despoiré  
  FEW:  desperare 3,55a Gdf:  desperer (desperé) 2,628a GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  desperer  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  despaired adj.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

a.

1emotionin despair, without hope: 
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  toutz ses fesisciens furount de luy despayrés et ne osaynt [...] medecines doner pur sa feblesté  Anon Chr1 95. 16
2unexpected, unforeseen: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  [...] tut eit il esté avenu par despeiré aventure sauntz malice de homme  BRITT i 358

See also:

desesperer 
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