obedient (s.xii1/3)

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obedient (s.xii1/3)

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[ FEW: 7,277b oboedire; Gdf: 5,551a obedient; GdfC: ; TL: 6,936 obedïent; DEAF:  obedïer (obedïent); DMF:  obédient; TLF:  obédience (obédient); OED:  obedient adj. and n.; MED:  obedient adj.; DMLBS: ]
obediant,  obedyent,  obedien  

a.

1obedient, willing to obey
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiiex )  Obedienz  (ms.  Obedien) ert a sa ley  273.235
( c.1184; MS: s.xiiiex )  Si me doint estre obedient De garder vostre comandement  358
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  plus obedient A eux (=the rich) ke a ceux ke sunt aturnez  10890
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Ausi, ceo dist, verreement Deut estre de bon obedyent  2588
( 1319 )  e par taunt fut obedient a ses maundemenz  Ed II xxv 46
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  le dite evesqe a le mandement fuist obedient et vient a Londres  101.33

s.

1one who is obedient
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Taunt cum plus est despysable Le prelat, taunt est plus plesable La humblesce du bon obedient  2571
obedience  obediencer  obedier  obeiant  obeir  obeisance  obeisant  obeisantment 
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