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indifferent (c.1360-79)

The form endeferent is a cross reference to the following entry:

indifferent (c.1360-79)

indeferent,  indeferente;  indefferent;  endeferent,  endiferent;  endifferent; 
pl. indeferentz;  indifferantz  
  FEW:  indifferens 4,645b Gdf:  indifferent 4,571c GdfC:  indifferent 10,7c TL: indiferent 4,1374 DEAF:  indifferent I204 DMF:  indifférent  TLF:  indifférent  OED:  indifferent adj.1, n. and adv.  MED:  indifferent adj.  DMLBS:  indifferens 1327a

a.

(of person) impartial
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Une autre cause est ensement, Ne susmes pas indifferent, Ainz susmes part a la partie, par quoy que nostre arbitrement Ne se puet faire ovelement  GOWER Mirour 18710
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  novelle discussioun serroit faite par les sages gentz indifferentz des ambesdeux les regnes  Anon Chr1 6.12
( c.1396 )  jurors procuréz et nient indifferentz del matere susdit  Chancery SC 21
( 1407 )  quatrez endeferentz personez eslieuz par le mair  Bristol Red Bk ii 83
( 1429 )  persones sufficiantz et endifferentz  Rot Parl1 iv 353
indifferent, not pertinent to the matter in hand, of no consequence
( 1439 )  [...] auront communicacion [...] sur la maniere de prendre ledit lieu de convencion, soit entre Calais et Gravelingues, [...] ou aultre lieu sur le pale qui soit egal et indifferent  Negotiations 101
( 1489 )  et la ilz poient aver breve de ij dé deliverans qar unqore il est indeferente le quell il soit bien nomez ou nemi  Readings i 230

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