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devision (1113-19)

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[ FEW: 3,110a divisio; Gdf: 2,704c devision; GdfC: 9,399c division; TL: 2,1883 devisïon; DEAF: devision; DMF: devision; TLF: ∅; OED: division n.; MED: divisioun n.; DMLBS: 708c divisio ]

devisioun, devisiun; division, divisioun, divisiun

s.1division, separation ♦ division 2separate part, section that has been divided off ♦ section (of book etc.) 3dispute 4alternative ♦ manner 5explanation 6blazon

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1division, separation:

( 1113-19; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Luur apelat jur E la nuit tenebrur. Sin est divisiun Par itele raisun 325

( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) Des aeves fist devision 13012

( 1230-53 ) Un Deu sanz devision 465

( c.1292; MS: c.1300 ) Et si un neqedent se lesse morer seysi de sa partie avant la devisioun i 232

♦arithm.division:

( s.xiv^3/4; MS: s.xiv^ex ) Si voilretz faire division Cest serrai vostre lesson 216

2separate part, section that has been divided off:

( s.xii¹; MS: c.1145 ) Regehisseiz al Deu [...] chi devisad la Ruge Mer en divisiuns 125.135.13

( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) (God) ke dyvysas la Mer Rouge en dyvysiouns 1475

♦section (of book etc.):

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) solom les pointz avantdis es devisions de pecchez 38

3lawdispute:

( c.1241; MS: s.xiii² ) genz ke font en hostel pareyes (‘walls, barriers’), descorz e divisiuns 400

( 1320 ) s’il y fuist division quant a les espleez & profitz prendre i 366

4alternative:

( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Par la viande que failli E par la gent qui l'asailli, Rendi Gui Brione e Vernon; N'i out altre division, Ne mais que od le duc sereit E li ducs le conreereit ii 43.4188

( 1313-14 ) La ou homme cleime comune en autre soil si ad il .ij. devisions, ou a demander par bref de dreit ou par bref de possessioun Ed II vii 131

♦manner:

( s.xiii¹; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Fu par diable forcenez Ke li estoit ou cors entrez. En cele devision fina 4250

5explanation:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) D’ici veient avisiuns Dum ne sevent divisiuns 1778

6herald.blazon:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Solum ceo qe armes ont font lur devisions, Taillent lur coverturs, encisent lur penons 6128

par itele, tele devision (cum, que)

1on condition (that):

( 1174-75; MS: s.xii^ex ) Rendez lui le chastel par tel devisiun, E devenez ses hum par tel conditiun 1397

( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 ) De sun avoir tant lur durra Cum chascon prendre voldra, Par itele division, Ke vus de ceste region Trestut en pes vus en alez 20351

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xiii^m ) Al rei T. nus alames rendre, En sa merci par tel devisiun Que venir nus larrait a rançun 7948

faire devision

1to set forth terms:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) danz H. li fet pardon Par itiel covenant cum fist devision 4556

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