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despitement1 (c.1275)

despitement1 (c.1275)

 
  FEW:  despectus 3,54b Gdf:  despitement 1 2,631a GdfC: TL: despitement 2,1700 DEAF:  despit (despitement 1)  DMF:  despitement 1  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

contempt, scorn
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  La descrecyun ke la char aprent (=by its weakness not being treated harshly) Lessez passer despitement (=in treating a man’s physical foibles with moderation allow the discernment so learned by his body to outweigh your scorn)  S Fran ANTS 2248
tenir despitement de
to despise
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Fraunceys despytement De sei tynt  S Fran ANTS 2403

See also:

despisement 
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