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impersonel (1171-74)

impersonel (1171-74)

impersonal  
  FEW:  personalis 8,274a Gdf: GdfC:  impersonnel 9,786c TL: impersonal 4,1352 DEAF:  impersonel I125 DMF:  impersonnel  TLF:  impersonnel  OED:  impersonal adj. and n.  MED:  impersonal adj.  DMLBS:  impersonalis 1251b

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gramm.impersonal
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Devant la pape esturent li messagier real. Alquant diseient bien, pluisur diseient mal, Li alquant en latin, tel buen, tel anomal, Tel qui fist personel del verbe impersonal, Singuler a plurel aveit tut parigal  Becket1 2259
( c.1400; MS: s.xv1 )  et l’autre maniere est appellé verbe impersonel, pour ce qu’il n’a point de (=there is no) nominatif case du quel il prendroit nombre et personne  Barton1 136

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impersonel