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Michel's reading of ported in Oxf Ps1 147.CI.24 is incorrect (see Oxf Ps ANTS p. 158). The citation has been moved to the entry poité.
s.
1measure, extent:
(
c.1136-65; MS: c.1200
)
E il en ad dol e pitiét K'at tant geu en mal error E deguerpi sun creator, E de sun pechié la purté Regeist tote verité
Salemon 9307
(
s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2
)
la verité de sa (=Christian’s) creance Est la porté de sa fesance
Mirur1 136ra14
(
c.1300; MS: s.xiv1/4
)
Devum le mund descrivre [...] pur saveir La porté e l’aveir
Div Mun 46
2conduct, attitude, manner of behaving (?):
(
a.1399; MS: a.1399
)
Thomas de Bamptoun, senescalle a une seignour, le quel fuist tenu en pais come roy ou graunde seignur pur sa graunde portee
Anon Chr1 134.11