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devier1 (s.xii2/4)
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devier1 (s.xii2/4)

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desvier;  divier  
  FEW:  vita 14,542a Gdf:  devier 1 2,699a GdfC: ∅ TL: devïer 2,1866 DEAF:  vie (devier)  DMF:  dévier 2  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.intrans.

to depart from life, die: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Quant Joachim fu deviez E de cest siecle trespassez [...]  Conception wace 1151
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Ma mere le (=ring) me devisa Le derein jur ke el devia  Ipom BFR 10236
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin )  Le jur ke il fu deviez E par la mort del siecle alez [...]  S Osith 1403
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Cest home [...] Sodeynement devia (var. (B: s.xiv1/4) se devia)  Man pechez 1235
( 1317 )  si ele deviast [...] et murrust  YBB Ed II xxii 12
( 1357 )  en cas qe le conte devie  (ed. denie) en ce viage, qe Dieux defende, qe […] aprés [...] sa mort  Affairs of Ireland 212
( 1392-93 )  en cas que la dite Elizabeth devye  (ed. denye) duraunt soun noun age  King’s Council Ireland 215
devier seisi (de)
seisir

v.refl.

to depart from life, die: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  son abbé Qui premier la meison garda Pués qu’ Enore se devia  Dial Greg SATF 828

p.p. as a.

dead: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  [...] Si ke de doel e de pité Serreit tantost devié  Amis 836 (var. C26)
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Uns altres le tint ainz k'il fust nez; altre revendra kil regardera quant iert deview (var. (B: s.xiii1) Desviez)  Reimpredigten 78.53
( 1308-09 )  Dont depus q’ele est devié (var. q’ele devia ; qe ele est morte) sanz heir  YBB Ed II ii 25
♦killed: 
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  en quel (=pestilence) plusours bones gentz [...] furent devyés et a Deu comandés  Anon Chr1 50.7
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