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niance (s.xiiiex)
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niance (s.xiiiex)

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  FEW:  negare 7,83a Gdf:  niance 5,493c GdfC: ∅ TL: nïance 6,630 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  niance  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  negatio 1901c

s.

refusal, denial: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  nostre seignur [...] ne poet pur pité nier lui sa priere, ne escondire la par niance  Ancren2 89.5

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See also:

neer2  ni2  niement  nieson 
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niance