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predire (c.1136-65)

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predire (c.1136-65)

 
  FEW:  praedicere 9,292a Gdf: GdfC:  predire 10,402c TL: predire 7,1708 DEAF:  predire  DMF:  prédire  TLF:  prédire  OED:  predict v.  MED: DMLBS:  praedicere 2396a

v.trans.

to foretell, predict
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Des veies nos ad molt predit Des bens e des malx cist escrit  Salemon 2177
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  une pucele de Grece qi par grand estudie savoit les cours des esteyles et des planetes, et savoit predire les empressions (=phenomena) q’estoyent a vener et totes les abreviations del jour et de la nuyt, et savoit prophetizer les choses q’estoyent a vener  Secr anon 8.59

p.p. as a.

aforesaid
( 1415 )  les collectours d’ycelles (=taxes) [...] descharger [...] par les causes preditz  Northern Pet 156

[gdw]

See also:

dire 
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