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eindegré (c.1185)
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The form endegré is a cross reference to the following entry:

eindegré (c.1185)

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eindegree;  endegré;  aindegré;  adegré  (eigne degré  YBB 12 Rich II 193)  
  FEW:  *aigan- 15/i,10b / eign 15/ii,87a Gdf:  eindegré 3,17b / ayndegré 1,543b GdfC: ∅ TL: ëindegré 3,23 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  eindegré  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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of one’s own free will: 
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiiiex )  E adegré e tut a escient Lur almes livrent a turment  Eschez ANTS 12.147
d'eindegré
willingly: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiiex )  Li vilein dit tut de eindegré: 'Que seit dunques sur ta leuté. Ten covenant or i parra.'  Donn Am ants 1033
a, de, par sun eindegré
of one’s own free will: 
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Il le fet de sun eigne gré (var. (B: s.xivin) par son einde gree)  Ipom BFR 8211
( c.1185 )  Qui mesprent de son eindegré E n’avra cunseil demandé, Vus savez que l’em dirra: Fols est, dehait qui le pleindra  Proth ANTS 3401
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiiex )  Li quens par sun eindegré Al rei rendi la cité  Dermot2 2611
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  ele li delivera [...] le tenement de soen eindegré  BRITT ii 293
( 1328 )  lesqueux messagers departirent par lour eindegree  Corr Lond 368
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  Cist Origines [...] suffri novelles flagellacions [...] qe mes n’estoit ois, a son eindegré  TREVET Cron1 147.18
encontre sun eindegré
against one’s wishes: 
( MS: c.1330 )  Humble femme en bounté A son seignor est doné, [...] Sovent encountre son eyndegré  BIBB ROTH Poems 108.3

See also:

ein1 
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