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parsoudre (s.xii1)
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parsoudre (s.xii1)

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parsoldre  
  FEW:  solvere 12,81b Gdf:  parsoudre 6,1c GdfC: ∅ TL: parsoudre 7,351 DEAF:  soudre (parsoudre)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  persolve v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  persolvere 2235b / prosoluta 2528a

v.trans.

finan.to pay in full, pay completely: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Les choses que je ne ravi, dunc parsoleie  Oxf Ps ANTS 88.LXVIII.6
♦to fulfil, discharge fully (a promise): 
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  s'il premesist rien, Tost parsolst la premesse bien  ADGAR3 258.44

v.intrans.

lawfinan.to pay again, to pay twofold in compensation: 
( c.1155; MS: s.xii3/3 )  E s'il ne pot guarant ne testimonie aveir, si perderad, e parsoudrad (var. (I: s.xvi) pursoldrad), e pert sun aveir vers sun seinur; ceo est en Merchenelahe e en Denelahge  Leis Will ANTS 21.2

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See also:

par2  persolucion  pursoudre  soudre1 
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