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recliner (s.xiii2/4)
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recliner (s.xiii2/4)

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reclyner  
  FEW:  reclinare 10,154b Gdf:  recliner 6,668c GdfC: ∅ TL: recliner 8,431 DEAF:  cliner (*)  DMF:  récliner  TLF:  récliner  OED:  recline v.  MED:  reclinen v.  DMLBS:  reclinare 2678b

v.trans.

recliner sa (etc.) teste, sun (etc.) chef
to lay down one’s head, rest: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Le fiz la trepovre virgine Ne ad ou sa teste recline  S Fran ANTS 2962
( 1327-77 )  come il n'eit [...] meson [...] ou il purra sa test coverer ne recliner en temps de tempeste ne autre temps  Rot Parl1 ii 400.121
( c.1378; MS: s.xivex )  [...] Tanq’en dormant son chief recline  GOWER Mirour 5168

v.intrans.

to lean backwards: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1275 )  quinze home [...], chanoines semblant [...] Le chevaler unt trestuz en reclinant (var. (T: s.xiv1) enclinant) saluez  Purg S Pat berol (Ch) 194
recliner en, sur
to lean on: 
( c.1375?; MS: s.xv )  j'ay lez coubtez sur queux je declyne (var. (O: s.xv) reclyne) quaunt je su laas  Liber Donati 25 (var. O)
♦fig.to lean, depend on: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Le mestre en le disciple reclineit, E le disciple en le mestre si le feseit  S Rich ANTS 671

p.p. as a.

laid to rest: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  L'enfant troverez en dras volsé E en creche recliné  Mirur2 1671

[gdw]

See also:

cliner1  reclin  reclinatorie 
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