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entreter (1280-1307)
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The form entraiter is a cross reference to the following entry:

entreter (1280-1307)

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entraiter,  entreiter  (auntreter,  entrester  Rot Parl1 i 422)  
  FEW:  tractare 13,142a Gdf:  entraitier 2 3,275b GdfC: ∅ TL: entraitier 3,621 DEAF:  entraitier  DMF:  entraiter 1  TLF: ∅ OED:  entreat v  MED:  entreten v.  DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to negotiate, treat for: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  en Aragon ausi li covient sanz sojour, Pur la pees entraiter  LANGTOFT thiol2 244.217
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  [...] Que les .ij. reis manderont gent [...] Pur entraiter (var. (F: s.xiv1/4) entreiter) la pees  LANGTOFT thiol2 298.822
( 1406 )  Lesqueux seignurs et justices ount entreteez, oiez et veuz les claymes  Rot Parl1 iii 597
♦to discuss, negotiate with: 
( 1338 )  ceo fut folie de le attourné d’entrer en l’ewe et ceux mesme auntreter sur la disposicioun d’ieux  YBB 11-12 Ed III 619
2 to deal with: 
( 1432 )  expedient […] n’est il mye de querer et espier les ditz dettours, e eux par daungerous mesnes entreter pur lour payment aver  Rot Parl1 iv 394
entreter malement
to ill-treat: 
( 1324-25 )  […] prist, batist, defola et malement entreste (l. entresta)  Rot Parl1 i 422
( 1388 )  (the accused) vient ové force et armez [...] et illoesqs luy batist et naufragist et malement entreta  YBB 12 Rich II 86

v.intrans.

to treat, hold talks: 
( 1343-50 )  passa la mer pur entreter de la pes  Cron Lond1 48
( 1382 )  furent adonqes les chivalers des contees […] chargez de ent treter (l. entreter?) et communer de lour part en le meen temps  Rot Parl1 iii 123
♦to enter into dealings (with), conspire: 
( 1406-07 )  Thomas Wylde et Henri Burneye ount ordeignez pur avoir tuez lour gardeyns […] par cause qe les ditz gardeyns ount entretés parentre honurables gentz […] pur (l. par?) quel certeins persones […] furent arrestuz pur lour rebelté  Goldsmiths 322

See also:

atreter  treter 
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