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impacient (s.xiii1)

impacient (s.xiii1)

inpacient;  enpacient  
  FEW:  impatiens 4,577b Gdf: GdfC:  impatient 9,785c TL: impacïent 4,1350 DEAF:  impatient I119 DMF:  impatient  TLF:  impatient  OED:  impatient adj. and n.  MED:  impacient adj.  DMLBS:  impatiens 1240c

a.

emotionimpatient, over-eager
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xivin )  (The sin of Idleness) met hum en obliance, Si li fet frainder sa penance, Impacient e obstinat Encunter Deu  Set Pechez 669
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 )  Kar homme ke est inpacient ja ad perdu sé sens  BOZ Char 114
( c.1350; MS: c.1350 )  comandé est que les freres soient obedienz a les comandementz ly mestre et si nul frere soit inobedient, impacient ou groucerous de manger ou de beyvre  A-N Rules 99
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  celle urtie inpacient Nous poindra trop soudainement  GOWER Mirour 26494

adv.

impatiently, over-eagerly
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 )  Ceo ne put deporter [...] K'yl ne voise grundilaunt mult inpacient (var. (O: s.xivm) enpacient)  BOZ Char 119

s.

impatient, over-eager person
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Suvent avient ke ypocrite, ço est felun cuvert, quant il est en poesté, le verrai hume pur tarrier reprent par asai de faire le impacient u rebelle  (ms. recelle)  Joshua Sermons i 15
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  L’inpacient envers trestous Est fel et trop contrarious  GOWER Mirour 3961

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See also:

impacience  pacient 
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