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mender2 (s.xiii)

mender2 (s.xiii)

mendre  
  FEW:  emendare 3,217b Gdf:  mender 5,233a GdfC: TL: DEAF:  emender (mender)  DMF: TLF: OED:  mend v.  MED:  menden v.  DMLBS:

v.trans.

1to amend, put right
( s.xiv )  Il est tenuz al amender (var. d'amendera l'amendreal mendrea les mender) s'il ad de quey  Oak Book ii 58 (var.)
( 1367-72 )  ils serront prestez d'amender et mender faire de ceo qe par bone et loial enquest trové serra  Northumb 103
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  si ascune poynt soit a redrescer ou a mender deinz la dite roialme  Anon Chr1 80.20
2to correct, reform
( 1279-80 )  le mestre est tenu a mender la defaute de plus e de meyns a la monoye ke il fera aprés  Red Bk 981
( c.1300 )  Et deit, si cas avient que contek surde entre Borgeis de la vile en la vile [et] un pleinte ly viegne, mender ceus de quei le contek surde  Oak Book i 60
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  jeo mys ma entente a mender les (=evil habits)  Secr anon 15.119

v.refl.

to reform
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  Plus malveis de moi unques de meire nasqi; Mes hore me mendray  Vis Tond 64

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See also:

amender  mend  mendement1  mendur  mendyng 
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