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forsbanir (c.1292)

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

forsbanir (c.1292)

forbanir;  forsbannir;  forsbanyr;   
  FEW:  *bannjan 15/i,65b Gdf:  forbanir 4,63b GdfC: TL: forbanir 3,2054 DEAF:  banir (forbanir)  DMF:  forbannir  TLF:  forban (forbannir)  OED:  forban v.  MED:  forbannen v.  DMLBS:  forbannire 976b

v.trans.

to banish, cast aside
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Quiconque soit de luy suspris Tant ad le cuer d’irrour espris, Que pacience ad forsbanie  GOWER Mirour 4650
to banish, cast out
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Car il ad d’ire forsbany Toute quiete loign de luy  GOWER Mirour 4318
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Et la justice en Roialté Que David tint, desloyalté De mal consail l’ad forsbannie  GOWER Mirour 22980

p.p. as a.

banished, outlawed
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  E d'autre part m'affi que m'avendra succurs De grant poeple des Engleis qui a moi serront venuz, Utlagez d'Engleterre, forbaniz e destruiz  LANGTOFT thiol2 348.1502
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  La femme fu avant menee soen pere ses freres en furunt forbaniz si nobles princes com il furunt  Ancren2 173.21
( 1300 )  Utlagé – Hors de lei, ou forsbani  Red Bk 1039
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Tant se myst avaunt qe il dona sa vye Pur reyndre sa espouse q’ele fu forbanye  Lyric 186.4
fig.banished, excluded
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  'cil qui se vantera! Par ce toutdis de luy serra Trestoute vertu forsbanie'  GOWER Mirour 1836
( c.1390; MS: s.xivex )  L'oue est en cage, la merle est forsbanie  GOWER Balades 375.20
fig.banished, cast out
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  La pes en terre est forsbanie Par gent toutplein de felonnie  GOWER Mirour 13873

p.p. as s.

outlaw
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  De forbaniz (var. (M: s.xivin) De bannes; (A: s.xiv) des banniz; (F: s.xiv3/3) Des otlagez e de lor recetturs)  BRITT i 48

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See also:

banir  fors1  rebanir 
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