definaille (s.xii1)
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definaille (s.xii1)

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  FEW:  finire *3,558 Gdf:  definaille 2,461b GdfC: ∅ TL: definaille 2,1286 DEAF:  fenir (definaille)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
definail;  diffinaille  

s.

1end: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Matins est de jor començail E de tenebres definail  1452
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  E dites lui la diffinaylle, Ke si mes en pays remeyngne, Tut l’ordeci [...] De male mort ne le garra  904 (var. C26)
♦death: 
( 1230-53 )  Ki pur Pes aver se travaille, En Pes avera definaille  404
al definail le
1finally, in the end: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  kar iert al definail (Latin: ad extremum) al barun pais  64.XXXVI.37
sanz definaille
1ceaselessly: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Et cil crient sanz definaille  611
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