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manaçour (1155)

manaçour (1155)

manaceour,  manaceur  
  FEW:  minacia 6/ii,99b Gdf:  menaceor 5,229b GdfC: TL: menacëor 5,1385 DEAF:  menacier (*)  DMF:  menaceur  TLF: OED: MED:  manasour n.  DMLBS:

s.

one who threatens, intimidates
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Bretun [...] sunt vanteur E mult sunt bon manaceur  Brut WACE 11746
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  manaceours d’occision e ceaux qi autre batent ou naffrent par quei il soit plus loinz de sa vie e plus pres de sa mort  Mir Just 24
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  si nul [...] manace autre de vie [...] seyt le manaçour attaché par bone meynprise de estre [...] devaunt meyme les bayllifs  Dom Gip 162

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See also:

manace  manacer 
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