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monester (1267)

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monester (1267)

 
[ FEW: 6/iii,170a *admonestare; Gdf: 5,389a monester; GdfC: ; TL: 6,210 monester; DEAF: ; DMF: ; TLF: ; OED:  monish v.; MED:  monesten v.; DMLBS: 1828c monestare ]

v.trans.

to admonish, exhort
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1307-15 )  e la monesta tant com il poeit de aler a la Terre Seinte  248
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  sovent vus monestai E uncore amonest, [...] Ke vus gardez en ta peitrine Misericorde e doctrine  998
( s.xiii3/4; MS: c.1275 )  E en cel tens fu un cristien ky avoyt nun Phelipe Argenter, e estoyt amys e familiers au jue Theodose e mult la monestoyt ke il fust cristien  610

v.absol.

to admonish, exhort
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  E si par cas un homme oscie E en corage nel ad mie Quant fet ceo ke fere li list, E l'autre en monestant en garnist Si de sun peril s'aparceit, E en garnissant fe[t] ke fere deit, Cist put en ses ordre[s] ester E a greignurs se put avancer  8136
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  e bien se sache demener a totes choses faire ke sunt comandez, e plus prest seit a faire ke a monester  48.23

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See also:

amonester  desamonester  monestable  monestement  ramonester  remonester 
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monester