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flater3 (s.xiiim)

flater3 (s.xiiim)

flatere;  flatir,  flatire,  flatier;  flatter  
  FEW:  *flat 15/ii,139b / *flat 3,608b Gdf: GdfC:  flater 9,625b TL: flater 3,1913 DEAF:  flat 1 (flater)  DMF:  flatter  TLF:  flatter  OED:  flatter v.1  / flat v.4  MED:  flateren v.1  DMLBS:

v.trans.

to flatter
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Ne voilez hom blaundir Ne par parole flatir Cum fet li losenger  CATO ANON ANTS 322
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Femme est pute, la gent flate (M.E. flaterith)  Nominale 109

v.intrans.

to flatter
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Eschuez flatour ki seet flater (M.E. losenge) E les genz espeluper (M.E. glonden)  BIBB ROTH (G) 304
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  Hé, mon amy, vous savez tresbien flatere, quar je sçay bien ore que vous mokkez de moy  Man lang ANTS 31.30

sbst. inf.

flattery
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  La gent dais volunters saluer, Nent par la resun de l'encuntrer, Ne par losenge ne par flatir, Mes de bone volunté e grant desir  CATO ANON ANTS 59

See also:

flaterer  flaterie  flatour 
This is an AND2 Phase 2 (F-H) entry. © 2006-2008 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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