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feimenti1 (1155)

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

feimenti1 (1155)

foimentu; 
pl. feizmenties  
  FEW:  fides 3,504a / mentiri 6/i,743b Gdf:  foimentie 4,44c GdfC: TL: foimenti/foimentie 3,1984 DEAF:  mentir (foimentie)  DMF:  foimentie 1  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

(instance of) bad faith, perjury
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Je vengerai les felunies E vengerai les feimenties  Brut WACE 9328
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Por vengier les felonies, Les traisons, les feiz menties Que li home de cest pais Ont fait a nostre gent toz dis  Rom de Rou wace ii 159.7408
( 1192-93; MS: s.xivin )  Si Franceis apelast aucun Engleis de fei menti u de murdre u de larcin u de hume ocis  Art Will 6
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xivm )  Godefrey de Lysynau [...] appella Corand de foimentu, treson et parjurie faitz au roy Gy  Rich I 29.7

See also:

fei1  feimenti2  mentir 
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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