doneur1 (s.xii1)

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doneur1 (s.xii1)

[ FEW: *3,136b donare; Gdf: ; GdfC: 9,407c doneor; TL: 2,2011 donëor; DEAF: ; DMF:  donneur; TLF:  donneur; OED:  donor n.; MED:  donour n.; DMLBS: ]
doneor,  doner,  donor,  donour,  donur;  dounur;  dunere,  duneur,  dunur  

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1giver, donor
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  a ces noces vient pur joer od tabur [...] Pur çoe qu’il prenge mielz, s’il troeve doneor  4036
( MS: s.xiiim )  Dé set dounis tu es franc donor  35.9
( 1258-59 )  si nul est ateint de [...] autre prise [...], ke serra reint ausi ben le donur come le recevur  455
( 1323 )  de ceux qe retienent les gentz du pais a lour robes et a lour feez [...] auxi bien les prenours comme les donours  iv 134
lawperson who makes a transfer of land to another
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  nule vente ne nul doune vaut perpetuelement, si li donour nen est seisi el tens del contract [...] del droit de la possession e del droit de la proprieté  74
( 1321-22 )  W.M., ael le dit Aleyn, granta e dona a R. son fitz un mees & xiii bovés de t[er]re [...], lequel R. aliena les ditz tenements au mestre [...] du Temple, vers qi le dit Aleyn, come p[ro]cheyn heyr le dit W. le donour [...] suyt son recoverer  i 388
( 1389-90 )  terre put estre doné a un home en fee simple et la terre est reverteble al donour  13 Rich II 25
person who gives away the bride
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  Puys la dait prendre li donour  339
2generous, open-handed person
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  chaungera sa colur Quant si fiz erent mort, li gentil doneur  3505
3vendor
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  plener seisine n’acrest mie a purchaceour taunt cum li donour i soeffre e lest ces (=ses) chatieux  162
doneur de lei
1 lawgiver, legislator
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Establis, Sire duneur de lei sur els (Latin: Constitue Domine legislatorem super eos)  46.9.21
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