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gandir (1155)

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

gandir (1155)

guandir  
  FEW:  *wandjan 17,501a Gdf:  gandir 4,216c GdfC: TL: gandir 4,85 DEAF:  gandir G116 DMF:  gandir  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

v.trans.

to escape from
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  Si pregne l’escu de fiance [...] Dount il se puisse bien garnir Et les darz al malfé gandir  Chev Dé 854

v.intrans.

1to dodge, turn away
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiiex )  Ki utre chef fut trenchera, Si il ne guandist, le coup avera  Donn Am ants 926
2 to flee, run away, escape
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Li reis vout en un bois guenchir, Mais atainz fu, ne pout guandir  Brut WACE 9696
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Morz est li enfez, ne pout par el guandir (var. (E: s.xiiim) ne pout par el guenchir)  Anc Test (B) 15653
gandir a
to dodge, escape from
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  Cil ke Inguar puet eschaper [...] A l’encuntrer ne puet guandir De Ubbe, ke il n’estoise murir  S Edm Life ANTS 2081

p.pr. as a.

cunning, scheming
( c.1185 )  cele dammeisele Est si veisduse e si sorcere E guandulante (var. (B: s.xivin) gandisaunt) e si artiere Que so sovent l'enchantera, Jo sai ben qu'il l'espusera  Proth ANTS 7364 (var.)

[gdw]

See also:

gande  gandie  gandissement  guandulant 
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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