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pacient (s.xii1)

The form patient is a cross reference to the following entry:

pacient (s.xii1)

pacent,  paciens,  pacyent,  patient  
  FEW:  pati  / patiens 8,16b Gdf:  pacient 5,681c GdfC:  patient 10,297a TL: pacïent 7,7 DEAF:  pacïent  DMF:  patient 1  / patient 2  TLF:  patient   OED:  patient adj. and n.  MED:  patient(e adj.  DMLBS:  pati 2145b

a.

1patient, long-suffering
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Et tu, Sire Deus merciere e merciable, pacient e de multe misericorde e verais  Oxf Ps ANTS 94.85.14
( c.1184; MS: s.xiiiex )  Mult le requert pitusement Pur Deu amur seit pacient Pur suffrir  S Thom beneit1 1235
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiim )  come vus estoiez compaynable [...] a vos disciples e pacient a vus aversaires  HALES 216.21
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiv1 )  Mes de pecché dure veivaunce, Car Dieu, qe est ore si pacient, Ert donckes irrous a molt gente  Serm DTC Shrift 236
2steadfast, enduring
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Uncore serunt multiplied en veillece plenteive, e bien pacient serunt  Oxf Ps ANTS 98.91.14
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  neporoec tant patiente Ereit e tant en Dé fervente  Dial Greg SATF 15655
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Seyez pacyent e veyllaunt  S Fran ANTS 1075
( 1401; MS: s.xv1 )  parmy vostre bon et paciente governance  Lett & Pet 61.35

s.

sufferer, one who endures patiently
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  les pacienz e les ombles sont comparez au martyrs  Ancren2 257.16
med.sufferer, one who suffers from disease or illness
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Cirugiens soient sages [...]; si lur paciens moerent, pur ceo ne sunt il mie homicides ne mahaimours  Mir Just 137
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  ke le pacient seit seiné [...] de la veine ke est dedens le levre par aval  A-N Med ii 137
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  lui meistre doit conforter son pacient et doner esperance q'il soil tout garriz  Sz Med1 131.25
( MS: s.xiv2 )  saunté avera li pacient par la grace Deu  Rom 37 517

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See also:

compacient  impacience  impacient  paciaument  pacience  paciente  pacientement 
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