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despriser (1121-35)

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despriser (1121-35)

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depreiser, depriser; desppreicier, desppreiser, desppreisier

FEW: pretium 9,373b Gdf: despriser 1 2,636b GdfC: desprisier 9,356b TL: desprisier 2,1714 DEAF: pris (desprisier) DMF: dépriser TLF: dépriser OED: dispraise v. / disprize v. MED: dispreisen v. DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to disparage, to attach little value to:

( 1121-35; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Quant hume dune richeise E pur Deu la depreise, Lores est bel oré Best ants 1410

( s.xii^ex; MS: c.1200 ) deprecior, -aris .i. ‘despreiser’ Gloss Sidon 141.60

( s.xiii^m; MS: c.1335 ) despreiciez les miens deus e le vostre loez Legendary 51.36

( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Ore oiez le orgulus vilain, Cum il ad autres depreisé E sei memes avanté Man pechez 10117

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) il s’en departira de vous ke il ne sache vostre bien ne vostre mal despriser ne priser Ancren² 179.10

( c.1305; MS: c.1330 ) Kar il ly est avys ke vous despreiset ly, Pur çoe ke vous priset autre par devaunt BOZ Char 247

( 1485-1509 ) les glaceux (=diamonds) sont fortement desprisez; partout ou sont on les a de tres grant marché TNA E163/9/21

2to ignore, take no account of:

( 1307-10 ) e le dit tresorier apercevaunt q’ele ont (l. out) ensi fait en deprisaunt les lettres de priere avaundites LANGETON 278.2

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