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[ FEW: 1,145a *arredare /16,699b *reþs; Gdf: 2,645a desroi; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,1731 desroi; DEAF: ∅; DMF: desroi; TLF: ∅; OED: deray n.; MED: derai(e, n.; DMLBS: ∅ ]

desrai, desré, desroi; derai, derei, disrei 1092

s.1disorder, chaos, confusion ♦ wrongful action, wickedness ♦ excess 2(act of) violence ♦ damage, destruction 3(act of) insolence, arrogance

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1disorder, chaos, confusion:

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Mais al tomulte e al desrei Kant Eneas de Troie eissi, En la grant presse la =his wife perdi 86

( 1184; MS: s.xiii^ex ) (King Henry) abati le grant desrei E la guerre 95

♦wrongful action, wickedness:

( 1113-19; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Deus [...] guart l'anme de tei, Que il n'i ait desrei 18

( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Pur hunir crestiene fei, Enprist li culvert tel desrei 296.124

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) Si clerc vers autre feit desrei, E ne se afaitent entre sei, Prengent le esguard de Seinte Eglise 13783

( c.1275; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) (The devils) De sun cors yssyrent saunz delay. Aprés fu quytes de lur deray 8271

♦excess:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Cil aportent asez cunrei E n’en prestrent a nul desrei 302

( c.1200; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Pur faire tort al povre, al riche dreit, Si jo entre vus ai fait nul fol desrei [...] (B) 6052

2(act of) violence:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Aprés ceo i out maint orgoillus desroy, Assauz e bons estors [...] 5228

( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 ) Des que li frere entendent cel desré Il n’est un sul qui n’ad pour de sei (E) 10433

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) Kar faimes ore un grant desrai, Si occium cest malveis rei 4533

♦damage, destruction:

( c.1200; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Li fiz Jacob unt fait un tel desrei Dunt il murrunt de male mort (B) 2348

( 1256; MS: c.1300 ) Sovente feiz fest dereis E de verser e de pluver 1058

3(act of) insolence, arrogance:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Trop montez en orgoill, en folour e desroy 1426

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) vus vengerez bien l’orguil [...] Ke m’ad fait Cil vassal par sun maigne desrei 2649

( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) (Arrogant, pretentious ladies) Par lur boban, par lur desrei Teignent lur vis a deshonur, Pur aver fresche la colur 224.152

( c.1185; MS: s.xiii^m ) Par mun orgoil, par mun desrai N’at mes nul hum cure de mei 4593

a, en desrei

1in disorder:

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Bretun puineient a desrei, Ne vuleient estre en cunrei 11957

( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) Des oilz aceine e suelt guenchier, Gratet del pié, mains en desrei 4249

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) Ore s’en fuient tut a desrei 257

2in haste:

( c.1165; MS: s.xiii² ) Si humme i saillent a desrei, chescun od mace ou od bastun 102.34

( c.1185; MS: s.xiii^m ) Cil dedenz sunt mut resbaudiz, Ki ourent esté descunfiz; De la vile issent a desrei 4717

3proudly, arrogantly:

( 1174-75; MS: s.xii^ex ) Des riches dras de seie sunt vestu a desrei 1924

4impetuously:

( c.1200; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Nabal dit dunc a ire e a desrei: ‘[...]’ (B) 8148

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) Pugnant i vint tut a desrei 2636

5in quantity, copiously:

( c.1185; MS: s.xiii^m ) si li prie K’asez face acheter conrei, Noun laschement, mes a desrey 350

a grant desrei

1in distress:

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xiii^m ) Asez vus aim plus de mei, Murrai pur vus a grant desrei 324

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) E ele criat a grant derai, Nient pur sa fille mes pur sai 4948

2violently:

( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Mais puis devint il nunsavant. Cruel devint a grant desrei 301.11

( 1184; MS: s.xiii^ex ) mal en plusurs maniers fait a grant desrei 336

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) Entr’els s’enbat a grant desrei 746

3at full speed:

( c.1185; MS: s.xiii^m ) Mut par chevauche a grant desrei 5020

a tel desrei

1with such violence (that):

( c.1200; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Pleine sa hanste le fert a tel desrei Le fer lui fait passer [...] (B) 11520

sanz desrei

1 in orderly fashion:

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) E chescuns out fait sun conrei, Serreement e senz desrei Alerent les Romains ferir 4016

2gently, quietly:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Or s’en vet Herselot, pucele sanz desrei 502

( c.1200; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Puis lur ad dit en plurant e sanz desrei [...] (B) 1442

( c.1275; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) E ly dirrez ceste resun […] En temprure e saunz deray 4836

3rightfully:

( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) (B.V.M. promising to preserve bishop’s throne for him:) saciez tres bien que aprés tei N'i sera (=will sit on it) nuls hum sanz derei 64.58

faire (un) desrei

1to be disorderly, act violently:

( 1174-75; MS: s.xii^ex ) R. de E. en vint parler al rei, Sages par humilité, senz faire nul desrei 505

( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 ) A. li bons rois, Qui tant en fist des granz desrois 50

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^m ) (A dog) Tant cum ert enchaenez, Ne frad desrai ne engrestez 8522

( c.1275; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) avynt ke un frere En le chapitre fist deray. A sey defendre fist fou play. Fraunceys [...] En esperist la rebelliun De ceu frere ben trevist 5003

2to be distressed, upset:

( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 ) Je vie une reyne (M.E. quene) sanz rey Pur une reyne (M.E. frock) fere desray 319

3to do wrong:

( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv¹ ) En chiens, oyseals [...] Si trop vus delitez, fetes derai 3215

( c.1275; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) (Francis) fist enprimes un deray. Kar avint […] Ke un povre mendivant Le vint un jur acuntraunt. Fraunceys du ben pur Deu pria (=asked Francis for alms). En hastivesce tost le vya. Sa consaence le reprist Ke il out fet tel escundit 104

faire desrei vers

1to quarrel with:

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) Si clerc vers autre feit desrei, E ne se afaitent entre sei [...] 13783

mettre en desrei

1to bring low, ruin:

( 1174-75; MS: s.xii^ex ) tuit lui sul manacent de mettre en tel desrei, Ne li larrunt de terre le pris d’un palefrei 107

ne tenir nul desrei de

1to feel no compunction at:

( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Li Jueu ne tint nul desrei De parjurer la nostre lei 263.277

tenir a desrei

1to hold in contempt, to despise:

( c.1200; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Ceo tint Dari a eschars e a desrei (B) 10699

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