entendance1 (s.xii1)
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entendance1 (s.xii1)

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[ FEW: 4,743a intendere; Gdf: 3,254a entendance; GdfC: ∅; TL: 3,570 entendance; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  entendance; TLF: ∅; OED:  intendance n.1; MED:  entendaunce n.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
entendaunce  

s.

1understanding: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Des doctrines est grant seurance Ki ben i ad certe entendance  286
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  genz que unt saveir E entendance de Deu receu  2439
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Ostez! Ja me faut entendance D’entendre si grant delitance  2903
2intelligence: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  chevals e muls es quels nen est entendance (Latin: intelligentia)  51.XXXI.10
3 meaning, significance: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Escriz unt altre amellement: D’estoire e d’entendement. En une sole recontance Est e estoire e entendance  5638
4 intention, purpose: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  par suffrir en pacience [...] E par mettre vostre entendance De aver en Deu bone esperance [...] Bien sai que tut surmunterez  13399
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Tant a grant sen e sotillance Que des consaus sceet l’entendance  3072
5 instruction: 
( c.1340 )  est a l’admiral d’avoir lettres de nostre seignur le roy des entendantes (var. (S: c.1430-40) entendances) directees aux mayres  8
6expectation: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Sapience note l’entente Que devuns aveir en l’atente. D’aveir la pardurable vie Tel entendance senefie  272
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  (I cannot describe) com le poet l’amor sosprendre De ceus qui ne sount fors ke cendre, Ne com fet tresdouze entendance De ceus qui ne sont en penance  1269
aveir entendance
1to listen, pay attention: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  ‘Fiz, enkore aies entendance Ne ne torner en obliance [...]  3967
faire entendance a
1to give to understand: 
( 1321-22 )  si les fist il entendaunce q’il estoit a aler devers le roi  i 394
2to give understanding to: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  E ceo iert si apertement Que ne iert plus mestier de pruvance Pur vus faire entendance  3592
mettre a, en entendance
1to oblige to take heed of, listen to: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  De l’oreille ki chastiance Met volenters a entendance, Poons de desciples entendre  9134
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Mes a cest estoet pruvance Pur mei mettre en entendance  7948
atendance 
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