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raddur (c.1180)

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raddur (c.1180)

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[gdw]

[ FEW: 10,66b rapidus; Gdf: 6,545b rador; GdfC: ∅; TL: 8,156 rador; DEAF: rade 1 (rador); DMF: radeur; TLF: ∅; OED: radeur n.; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]

rador, radur, raidur, reddour, reddur

Despite a different etymon and core sense, the word seem to have interchanged with reddur¹ (from Latin rigidus: ‘stiff, rigid’). The two AND entries have been distinguished primarily on the basis of semantics rather than form.

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1geog.marit.rapidity, speed (of water or current):

( c.1180; MS: s.xiii² ) the obstinate woman falls into a river: Tant ert encuntre tute rien Que aval l’ewe n’est pas alee, Od reddur n’est mie turnee 346.48

( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) la force e [...] la reddour De l'onde 4706

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xiii^m ) La raddur de l'eve mult dota 12344

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^m ) La rivere mult par est torte, [...] Mais tant devient e rade e forte Ke la raidur la cupe enporte 3836

( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) Les poisons d'eiwe douce [...] sunt tous les milhors [...], car par la rador du cours de l'eiwe [...] lur chars devient plus tendre et plus defiable 121.1833

a, de grant raddur

1rapidly, with great speed:

( MS: s.xiii^m ) Esgardez les beles meins sanz pecché, cum le sanc en eissi a grant radur 266

( 1343-50; MS: 1343-50 ) la table [...] et le cyre qe illuqes fut offert en devocion del martyr de graunt reddour fut ousté et remewée 46.22

♦lawspeedily, promptly:

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) saunz delay e a grantz reddour facent lever e fere des biens e des chateux meyme cely qe teux fauz delays aura quys 116

faire raddur a (+ inf.)

1 to proceed swiftly with, hurry to:

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) seyt plus hastyfe reddour fait a fere louer lour dettes ou lour damages derrenez 112

rade#2 radement

raddur