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penant (s.xii1)

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penant (s.xii1)

penaunt,  peneant,  peneaunt,  penent; 
pl. penanz,  penaunz,  peneanz  
  FEW:  poenitere 9,119b Gdf:  peneant 6,79b GdfC: TL: penëant 7,640 DEAF:  peneïr (peneant)  DMF:  penant  TLF: OED:  penant n.  MED:  penaunt(e n.  DMLBS:

a.

1theol.penitent, contrite, repenting one's sins
( s.xii2; MS: c.1200 )  Or se torne li bons om penanz as altres qui encore parmainent en lor pechiez  Psalter Comment 340.269
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Desore penant deveng e preng burdun fresnin, Nupez sanz chauceure [...] Pur esclavine eschaung mun peliçun d'ermin  S Aub 1828
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  David estoit auci penant, Du cuer contrit et repentant  GOWER Mirour 22945
2hard-working
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  De genz chanuz en juvente e noirs en vieillesce. Gent i ad qe vint anz revont rechanissant, E quant sunt de trente, si revont nerciant. Tant vivent nul[e] gent qe sunt si penant  Rom Chev ANTS 4747
palmer penant
palmer1

s.

1tormentor, one who causes suffering
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Juge, Sire, les miens aversaries, escumbat encuntre les penanz mei (Latin: pugna contra impugnantes me)  Camb Ps 55.XXXIV.1
2theol.penitent, repentant sinner
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Es vous la un diable erraunt En semblaunce d’un peneaunt  S Nichol wace 1204
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Cum penant se sunt aturné, Teint de vis, de dras desguisé  Trist thomas2 2058
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Enz al us de la sale entra tut erraument Un paumer pelerin; bien resembla penent  Horn 3680
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1307-15 )  Dont il vint la nue pee, e com ceo fust un penant  Reis Engl1 234
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  Mais penaunt ki de volenté Se soille puis de nule pecché, Trestouz les bienfaitz amortist  Corset ANTS 1767

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See also:

peine1  peiner1  peinous  peinousement  peinur1  pena  penable  penablement  penal  penalté  penance  penancerie  penible  peniblement  penibleté  penif  penil3  penissement  penitance  penitancer  penitenciel 
This is an AND2 Phase 4 (N-O/U-P-Q) entry. © 2013-17 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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