1excusing (for absence, non-fulfilment etc.):
(
1306
)
la excusation de ly eust excusé l’autre pur ceo q’il fust en sun leu e representa sa persone
33-35 Ed I 223
(
1417
)
promistrent et asseurerent de le parfourner a celle temps saunz outre
(l. autre) delaie ou excusacion
iv 107
2excuse, apology:
(
s.xiii1/3;
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
Ne lui vaudra excusacion, Eyntz rendra grevous reson
431
(
1397
)
priantz humblement a roy d’oier et accepter lour excusation qe unqes ne feust lour entention [...] de [...] faire ascune chose qe serroit offense [...] a la roiale magesté du roy
iii 339
3excuse, exoneration, justification:
(
s.xii1;
MS: c.1145
) Ne decliner mun cuer en paroles de malic, a excuser excusaciuns en pecchez ot humes ovranz felunie
(Latin: Non declines cor meum in verba malitiae ad excusandas excusationes in peccatis cum hominibus operantibus iniquitatem)
128.140.4
(
s.xii2/4;
MS: s.xiiiin
)
De l'excusatiun Seit esgardé raisun, E seit juget a mort Ki en avrat greinnur tort!
(C) 627
(
1267;
MS: c.1300
)
E ou plus ad temptaciun, Plus i ad excusaciun […]
3508
(
1267;
MS: c.1300
)
N’averunt nule excusaciun Devant Deu au jur de jugement K’en enfer n’augent
9316
(
1314
)
ceo ne serroit mie chacé a title, eynz soulement excusacioun de tort
Ed II xviii 31
(
1381
)
per dilations et fryvoles excusations s’efforcent de retenir les dites lettres
iii 106
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excusacion (s.xii1)