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prime1 (1113-19)

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preme;  prim;  pryme  
  FEW:  primus 9,384a Gdf:  prime 1 6,405b / prin 6,407c GdfC:  prime 10,417b TL: prim 7,1848 / prin 7,1860 DEAF:  prim  DMF:  prim  / prime 1  TLF:  prime 1  OED:  prime n.1  / prime a. (and int.) and adv.  MED:  prim(e n.  / prime a.  DMLBS:  primas 2457b / primus 2461c

a.

1num.first (in a sequence): 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  La feste en est set jurz avant Del prim jur que marz vient entrant  S Clem ANTS 13106
( 1303-04 )  le prime dymaine de quaresme  Parl Writs 406
( 1316 )  le point premes de la chartre  YBB Ed II xx 50
( 1401 )  l’an du reigne le roy Henry quarte puys le conquest prime, il pursuya [...]  King’s Bench vii 109
♦temporalfirst, earliest, original: 
( 1306 )  encountre la volunté [...] des primes foundours  Rot Parl1 i 219
2primary, main, most important: 
( 1237; MS: 1670 )  Et le roy le retint et luy promist le prime honeur que luy deliveroit en la terre  Three Chronicles 20.29
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  La preme medecine qui est a icel mal Quant doit faire a la femme, ce tien [jo] a loial  A-N Med ii 92.411
a, en prime(s) chef(s)
chef1
al prime comencement
in the first place, first of all: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Sire rei [...], al prim cummencement, Del seignur soverain aiez merciement Des biens que m’avez fait  Horn 4582
de prime barbe
(of male) young, growing one's forst beard: 
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Cinc cenz hummes bien armé [...] De prime barbe juvenceals  Waldef BB 4453
prime lune
lune
en prime main
main2
prime quareme
theol.liturgicaltimebeginning of Lent: 
( 1323-25 )  gi vos entant anvoyer syra Bertrand, mon bachaler, didans prim careyme  St Sard 127
prime seir
primseir
prime a sauter
impetuous, hasty (cf. primesauter): 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivm )  Ne soietz pas primesauter (var. (R: s.xivin) primessauter; (B: c.1365) primsauter; (B2: s.xivm) prime a sauter) De faire ou dire ceo qe pensetz  BOZ Prov (S) 9.20

adv.

prime barbu
(of male) young, growing one's forst beard: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  E aprés si vienent li jofne, prim barbuz, De novel adobez  Horn 3994

s.

1timeprime, daybreak, first canonical hour (usually at 6 a.m.): 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  (a day) par demures Que nus apelum 'hures' En est divisiun Par itele raisun, Char prime apelent le une, Terce, midi e nune [...]  Comput ANTS 251
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Al demein, a prime sunant [...]  Waldef BB 10551
( c.1300 )  Nul regratour de chyveriz, de aigneus, [...] ne achate tile manere de vitaille a revendre, avaunt houre de prime soneié  Oak Book i 70
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  del houre de prime jesqes al houre de vespre  Nov Narr 109 (var. Add2)
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Au prime ou tierce qant s’esveile  GOWER Mirour 5209
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  si demurrent tanqe au pryme du dit jour de lundy  Anon Chr1 38.11
♦liturgicaleccl.prime, office of the first canonical hour: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Coc cante el sue onur Les hures nuit e jur [...]: Prime, terce e midi  Best ants 252
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Or poez chanter prime e nune  Ipom BFR 9866
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Ceo est la premere salme de prime  Mir N-D 249.151
2astron.the moon’s first visible crescent: 
( 1256; MS: c.1300 )  Cil qui vult le numbre aprendre De la prime [...]  RAUF ANTS 554
demi prime
timehalfway between the canonical hours of prime and tierce, i.e. usually from 7 to 8 a.m.: 
( 1344 )  se obligea en dys livres [...] d’avoir le corps a respondre devant eux lendemeyn a houre de demy prime  Rot Parl1 ii 154.41
( 1351 )  Et que nul ne mette ses bledz a vente avant la houre de demye prime a Billyngesgate  Foedera1 iii 233
demiwey prime
demiwey
mi veie prime
timehalfway between the canonical hours of prime and tierce, i.e. usually from 7 to 8 a.m.: 
( 1328 )  l'endemeyn a my voye prime  King’s Bench v 37
halt prime
timehigh prime, usually towards 9 a.m.: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  [...] e qe les foreyns marchaunts qe sunt appelez pedders ne achatent mye avaunt houre de haute prime  Dom Gip 102
mi prime
miprime
prime du jur
timeprime, daybreak, first canonical hour (usually at 6 a.m.): 
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  L'eveske Mellit atant se leve E fait trestut aparailer K'apendant fu a sun mester Cum a si grant dediement, Enuncciun e vestement, E va i a prime du jur  S Edw paris ANTS 2171
a prime
aprimes
dunc a prime
temporalonly then: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  molt valt a miracles faire Patience od humilité, Car donc a prime ot pouesté D’ensivre son maestre en vertu  Dial Greg SATF 934
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  donqes se moustre il a prime en sa propretee come le poucyn qe ist hors del oef  Sz Med1 63.20-21
faire la nove sauce pire du prime
noef2

s. pl.

agriculturalfruitbot. first-fruits, first agricultural products of a season: 
( MS: c.1310 )  Adam acata del avantdit Nichol les fruz (var. (H5: 1483) lé primez) des dymes de la eglise  Nov Narr 298

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See also:

primacie  primalté  primat  primement  primer1  primerein  primereinement  primereins1  primerement  primerose  primers1  primes1  primesce1  primesce2  primesauter  primevere  primices  primitifs  primseir  primsumme  primsener  primsener  primur 
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