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leisur (1160-74)
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The form laissour is a cross reference to the following entry:

leisur (1160-74)

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laissour,  laissur,  laisur;  leessur;  leissur;  lessor,  lessur;  leysur,  leyssur;  loissor  
  FEW:  licere 5,309a Gdf:  loisier 5,22c / loisir 2 5,23c GdfC:  loisir 10,92b TL: loisir 2 5,617 DEAF:  loisor  DMF:  loisir 1  TLF:  loisir  OED:  leisure n.  MED:  leiser n.  DMLBS: ∅

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opportunity, occasion: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1255 )  Le deslier signefie la leessur (var. (B: s.xiii4/4) leissur) que Dieu lui soufarra a mal fere a cel tens  Apoc Prose 45
( 1406; MS: s.xv1 )  par tiel dolour homme restreint sa leysur q'il ne poet bien gouverner lui mesmes  Lett & Pet 111.62.33
charnel leisur
carnal pleasure: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  Quant il averount icest granté, Tantost sunt une char en Dé, Kar cest grant ad force greignour Ke n'ad en sai charnel laissour  Corset ANTS 288
aver leisur (de)
to have occasion, opportunity (to): 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  ne semble mie amor, Trop le tenez destroit quant dez ier n’out loissor  Rom de Rou wace i 86.2121
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  'Porrat', ceo dist, 'leissur aver Chescun ki vuldrat parler'  S Clem ANTS 10381
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Al ainz qu'ele pout aver leis[u]r  (ms. leisir) U en chapitre u en parlur, Sa dame apele od grant pour  S Modw 5481
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )   li deables orguillus Ki est enreveres e ennuius Aveit leissur de nuir en ceste munde  Apoc giffard 1536
donner leisur de
to give occasion, opportunity to: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  Kar Dieu ne dune pas laisur De vivere lunges en folur  Corset ANTS 1735
( c.1260; MS: 1267 )  Doné vos ai lessor De fere mei ennor  Trebor1 1831

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leisir 
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laissour