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fauture (s.xii3/3)

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The form failture is a cross reference to the following entry:

fauture (s.xii3/3)

failture;  falture,  faulture  
  FEW:  fallere 3,390a Gdf:  falture 3,714b GdfC: TL: fauture 3,1666 DEAF:  falir (fauture)  DMF:  fauture  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

1sin, fault
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  sa penaunce ert plus dure Quant il pecche par sa falture  52
error, mistake
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Fols est qui en nul se asseure Chescun cumparra sa faulture  2116
lapse, failure
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  Si se gardent bien les pecchours K’il n’agent (=go, subj.pr.6) a prestres plusours Pur dire a chascune sa partie De la falture de sa vie  2194
2lack, shortage
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  De cest jardin tei dirrai la nature: De nul delit n’i trov[e]rez falture  90
sanz fauture
exactly, correctly
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  D’iloc a Mars sunt par arpenz Quinz mile liwes e sis cenz E puis vint e cinc sanz falture  2017

See also:

defauture  fausure 
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failture