[nunchalance] (c.1275)
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[nunchalance] (c.1275)

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[ gdw]

[ FEW: 2/i,83b calere; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 10,207c nonchalance; TL: 6,775 nonchalance; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  nonchalance; TLF:  nonchalance; OED:  nonchalance n.; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
nonchalance,  nounchalance,  nunchalaunce  

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1negligence, carelessness: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  A sun vicer' cele escreture Baylla, ke desuz ly out la cure Dé freres, e par nunchalaunce Tost la perdy par cheaunce  4847
( 1397 )  [...] si nulle dette lors sera demandé, la quele par negligence, nounchalance, povertee au temps, mal talent ou autre defaute soit a deriers noun paié [...]  i 226
mettre a nunchalance
1to neglect, be indifferent about: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Mettre leur char a nonchalance, Lor parenté en obliaunce  3037
chaler#1  nun#1  nunchalant  nunchalareté  nunchaler  nunchalerie  nunchalerus  nunchalie  nunchalif  nunchalure  nunchalus  nunchalusement 
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