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ordeier (1141)
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ordeier (1141)

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ordeer  
  FEW:  horridus 4,487a Gdf:  ordoier 5,619a GdfC: ∅ TL: ordoiier 6,1201 DEAF:  ort 1 (ordoiier)  DMF:  ordoyer 1  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to befoul, make dirty: 
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 )  (the crane) Tuz les oiseus fist trere arere [...] Tuz les ordea e mesbailli e il s'en fuient desur li  MARIE Fables 306.21
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim )  De la pour en ordead sa hulce  Ch Guill 346
2fig.(morally) to sully, defile, debase: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Sa bealté ordeie e despit Par le soil de mondain delit  Salemon 6921
( c.1200; MS: s.xiiiin )  Quant li fiz Eli ordeiouent le sacrefise Deu, a bien prouef perit tuz li puples od els  Eluc 43.188
( MS: s.xiiim )  Este vus les diables qui cele charité Ordeer coveitent de secularité  Vitas 2286
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Ces sunt cil (= the redeemed) Ki ne sunt pas od femmes ordeez, Kar virgenes sunt  Apoc giffard 2542

v.intrans.

1to befoul oneself (?): 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Fiz a putein [...] Ne fust pur l'amur Deu [...], Ja fussez si batu, [...], ke fussez ordeant  Horn 4025
2fig.(morally) vile, base, despicable: 
( 1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Il n'est mie raisun Ke cest avisiun Soit en lui mustré Vilain e ordeé  Sibile 168

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See also:

ord  ordeé1  ordeiement  ordement  order  ordesce  ordure1 
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