encontraire (s.xiiiex)
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encontraire (s.xiiiex)

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[ FEW: *2/ii,1120b contrarius; Gdf: 3,113c encontraire; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  encontraire; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
encontrere,  encontrire;  encontrerie;  encountrere;  ancontrere(l. aucontrere)  

adv.

1on the other hand: 
( s.xiv2; MS: c.1400 )  Issint vraiment chescun maveys encountrere (l. en countrere?) sera honuree (Latin: Quisque vero malus sic econtra exhonorabitur) , issint q’en tout temps degetté al dominacioun dez vermez soit subject  70

a.

1antagonistic, hostile: 
( 1310-20 )  ganyent e venkeyent caunc qe estoient lur encontreries  29r
encontraire de
contraire#1
faire encontraire a
1to be importunate to: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  (love) Ne me fra mes encontrere  (ed. en contrere)  250.33
faire encontraire de
contraire#1
faire a l’encontraire
1to contravene, violate, infringe: 
( 1350-51 )  [...] qe ceux qe font a l’encontraire soient puniz  ii 227
turner encontraire
contraire#1
contraire#1  encontre#1 
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