1to spread abroad, reveal:
(
c.1136-65;
MS: c.1200
)
S’il
diffamout conseil d’altrui, Fedeilté n’avreit pas en lui
6725
2to spread the fame of:
(
1212;
MS: 1212-13
)
cels quant il
(=blind man healed) s’en fut parti De la vertu le
defamerent Par tote la terre
2409
3lawto defame, slander:
(
c.1136-65;
MS: c.1200
)
Enging porquiert de lui reprendre, D’achaison false porpenser Dunt il le puisset
diffamer
5752
4 to accuse, denounce:
(
c.1136-65;
MS: c.1200
)
Quelx heom sun pechié gehereit Celui ki l’en
diffamereit?
10188
(
s.xiii2/4;
MS: s.xiii2
)
E il
(=a provost) a li
(=his master) ert
defamez K’il ses biens aveit guastez
136va29
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
N. [...] est
defamie de bons giens qe a tiel jour etc. reneia il son baptesme
60
(
1363-64
)
persones
diffamés ou suspectes des dites impetracions
i 386 ii
(
1412
)
le dit William
defama sez avantditz gardeins devant moultx diverses estraungers de robberye
356
1infamous, shameful:
(
c.1136-65;
MS: c.1200
)
Ki en
diffamé eirre vait, Deus l’en despit
8107
(
1171-74;
MS: c.1200
)
Comme malvaises genz huniz e
defamez
5077
(
c.1334;
MS: s.xivm
)
estoit trop
defamé, qar il ne lessa nule vice de leccherie
147.1
(
1384
)
ordener de due remede & justice [...] sur le
diffamé & grevouse esclaundre
iii 169
2shamed:
(
1261
)
la terre est perdue et l’Esglise
defamé
232
3diminished:
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
qe sa honur soit de rien
defamé en poer n’en fame
118
(
1364-65
)
la corone le Roi abessee & sa persone
diffamee
ii 284
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