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devis1 (1212)
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devis1 (1212)

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  FEW:  *divisare *3,109b Gdf:  devis 2 2,701b GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  deviser  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  devised adj.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

a.

divided, half-and-half: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  les piez [...] De fer et de terre devis  Dial Greg SATF 19252
en point devis
chessgamesat point-device, perfectly, to perfection: 
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiv1 )  E en mesme la manere cum cy veyez En point devis li mater porrez, Kar il ne ad poynt en le escheker, Ke en cel ne ly poez mater  Eschez ANTS 33.396
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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