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mater1 (c.1136-37)

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

mater1 (c.1136-37)

matier,  matir;  mather  
  FEW:  mattus 6/i,519a Gdf:  mater 5,201a GdfC:  mater 2 10,131c TL: mater 5,1250 DEAF:  mat (mater)  DMF:  mater 1  TLF:  mater 1, mater 2  OED:  mate v.1  MED:  maten v.  DMLBS:  matare 1731b

v.trans.

to defeat, overcome
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Li reis Elvret en [son] regned Ot bien ses enemis mated  GAIMAR1 3314
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Le grand orgoill se ja puez matir, Jo vos durrai en pan de mun pais  Roland 3206
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  N'i ad enz en mun pais guaires nul chevalier, Si jo n'ai lur aie, nes face tut mater  FANT OUP 968
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii2 )  Pur lui veintre e bien mater  S Geo 444

p.p. as a.

emotiondowncast, dejected
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Ces greilles sonent d'ambes parz, Puis s'entreferent de ces darz. La bone gent sunt esbaldi, Li coard en sunt mati  Brut Royal 5399

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See also:

amater  mat1 
This is an AND2 Phase 3 (I/Y-M) entry. © 2008-2012 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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