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destiné (c.1136-37)
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destiné (c.1136-37)

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destinee  (desteyné;,  detinee)  
  FEW:  destinare 3,56a Gdf:  destine 2,659c / destinee 2,660a GdfC:  destinee 9,362a TL: destiné 2,1767 / destinee 2,1767 DEAF:  destiner (destinee)  DMF:  destinée  TLF:  destinée  OED:  destiny n.  MED:  destine n.  DMLBS: ∅

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1fate: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Destinee e aventure Funt e defunt tute mesure  S Clem ANTS 7103
( 1323-25 )  coment que ma destinee soit tiele  St Sard 152
2destiny, outcome: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Deu pur veir fist l’asemblee, A ky apent la destinee  S Modw 4352
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  U est cist faus truantz ki a pute destinee Va par ci prechant de la lei cuntruvee?  S Aub 524
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  la destiné qe a nos est ordinee  Fouke ANTS 52.11
♦sad event, sad outcome: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  Pus en perdi le chef (allas, quele destiné!) pur la amour de la dame que il out esposé  Boeve 29
3divin.(power of) divination: 
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  il passa Ptholomeu en science d’astronomie et del astrelabe, et Andreu en descrecion d’esteilles, et Julie Firmin en destiné  TREVET Cron1 277.15
4personif.mythological(Goddess) Destiny: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  Le poon se pleint a Destiné qe trop fust a mal ese de quoer  BOZ Cont 24
5power, strength: 
( c.1300; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  Ore vous ay dist ma desteyné Et ma grant seignouré  Art Love 353
6mythologicalthe Fates: 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  fata: destinez  TLL ii 4
( MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Parce: mes destinez  TLL ii 11
♦destiny, fate: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Mes ja a Macedoine vif ne revendrez [...] Kar par vos destinees vus est çoe destinez  Rom Chev ANTS C 5
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  En compleignant blament les dures destinez Qu’a si noble roy furent ordinez  Rom Chev ANTS 7998
bon destiné
good luck: 
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  Bon jour doigne Dieu et bon detinee (l. destinee)  Man lang ANTS 29.35
par male destiné
unhappily, with sad consequences: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Une saete barbelee Ad trait par male destinee  GAIMAR1 6320
faire destiné de
to bring (someone) to an end: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Cil (=treacherous guides) voleient de ly (=Alexander) fere tel destine[e] E pur ceo fu l’ost cel[e] voie mene[e]  Rom Chev ANTS 5147

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destin 
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