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obstinat (s.xiii2)

obstinat (s.xiii2)

obstinate,  obstenat  
  FEW:  obstinatio 7,290b Gdf:  obstinat 5,559a GdfC: TL: ostinat 6,1391 DEAF:  ostinacion (ostinat)  DMF:  obstinat  TLF: OED:  obstinate adj. and n.  MED:  obstinat(e adj.  DMLBS:  obstinax 1983a

a.

obstinate, stubborn, contumacious
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xivin )  met hum en obliance, Si li fet frainder sa penance, Impacient e obstinat Encunter Deu  Set Pechez 669
( 1414 )  auxi les gentz de la dite franchise de Riddesdale en greindre partie sont si dishobeisantz et obstenatz a la ley  Rot Parl1 iv 21
( 1497-98 )  issint voilent estre obstinate et compelleront lour compaignons d'accorder ovesque eux  Exchequer Chamber ii 183

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See also:

obstinacie  obstinacion 
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