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free (a.1399)

free (a.1399)

fré  
  FEW: Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  free  DMF: TLF: OED:  free adj., n. and adv.  MED:  fre adj.  DMLBS:
ls(loanword: M.E. )
le

a.

free, privileged, independent
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  le roy fist arrayer les comunes en deux raunges et fist crier devaunt eux q’il vodroit confermer et graunter a eux d’estre free  Anon Chr1 145.4
free de
free, exempt from
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  ils ne vodroient aler avaunt q’ils avoient [...] chartres d’estre free de toutz maners de servage  Anon Chr1 143.21
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