excepter (1280-1307)
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excepter (1280-1307)

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[ FEW: 3,272b exceptare; Gdf: 3,678b excepter; GdfC: 9,578c excepter; TL: 3,1532 excepter; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  excepter; TLF:  excepter; OED:  except v.; MED:  excepten v.; DMLBS: 830a exceptare ]
 

v.a.

1to except, exclude, leave out: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  Par unt ele out tele grace Ke ele fut la primere ki vit sa face. Jeo voile excepter sa dulce mere Ke li fust de assez plus chere  8.111

v.n.

1to desist, refrain: 
( 1415-22 )  et sera chacun compaignon du dit ordre tenus d'excepter quant il fera sa retenue, qu'il soit deschargiez tout entierement de son service de guerre se aucuns de ses compaignons soient par devant retenus ou tenans la partie avdersere  284
2lawto except, make an exception: 
( 1312 )  il y excepta ale (l. al) encountre de [sic] defendant  Ed II xii 118
( 1337 )  […] sanz rien excepter  ii 10.20

p.p._as_a.

1excepted: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Les hautz homes d’Escoce, neis un exceptee [...]  480.235
( 1376 )  si ascun [...] se mette a sa clergie et soit par ascun except (l. excepté?) q’il soit bigames [...] soit cele exception de nule value  ii 333
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  […] clerkes mendinantes exceptz  129.3
en exceptant
1lawin taking an exception: 
( 1304 )  en sun defense en exceptant il covent de dire […]  32-33 Ed I 269
except  excepté 
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