observer (s.xiv2)

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observer (s.xiv2)

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[ FEW: 7,283b observare; Gdf: ; GdfC: 10,220a observer; TL: 6,1347 osserver; DEAF:  osserer; DMF:  observer; TLF:  observer; OED:  observe v.; MED:  observen v.; DMLBS: 1979a observare ]
observir  

v.a.

1to comply with, follow, obey
( s.xiv2; MS: c.1400 )  Pur ce celle invisible promission de Diu soit observez en tanque nous lui veioms, 'sicom il est'  56.2
lawto observe, maintain, uphold
( 1379 )  lesqueux estatutz [...] tenir et en touz pointz observer  iii 69
( 1398-99; MS: s.xv1 )  a jurer d'estre toutdis voz loialx et obeissantz liges a vostre dite magesté et de tenir loialment, garder, observer, loer et maintenir a trestoutz leur poers sanz fraude ou mal engin toutz les estatutz establissementz et juggementz faitz ou renduz en vostre treshaute parlement  12.42
( c.1432 )  en chescun cas cestz parols (=of statute) ne sount pas observez come en cas que home ad .ij. fitz seisi de certein terrez [...]  i lxxxvii.22
observance 
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