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(
1150-70; MS: s.xii4/4
)
ma proeise e ma franchise Turnera a recreantise
Tristthomas2 581
2recreancy, defeat, capitulation:
(
c.1378; MS: s.xivex
)
son saint angre [...] Qui le dragon malvois et viel Venquist tanq’au recreandise
GOWERMirour 3742
(
c.1378; MS: s.xivex
)
s’ils en vuillont la reprise Et les tourmens sauf eschaper, Par grant devocioun enprise Priere sanz recreandise Leur falt toutdis continuer
GOWERMirour 10295
♦lawrecreancy, acknowledgement of defeat (and payment of any fine) in a trial by battle:
(
c.1275
)
si le demandaunt seit vencu il dorra .xl. souz pur sa recreauntise
Brev Plac 115
(
s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3
)
[...] einz soleint tieux vencuz [...] rendre as cumbatanz vencanz .lx. (=shillings) en nom de recreantise
Mir Just 110
dire la recreantise
to admit defeat, capitulate:
(
c.1185; MS: s.xiiim
)
Vassal, vus estes asené [...] De ceste place nen istrez pas, Si dirrez la recreantise
IpomBFR 9793
estre en recreantise
to be defeated, powerless:
(
MS: s.xii2/4
)
Dist Bramimunde (=wife of Marsile, the Saracen king): ‘Or oi mult grant folie. Cist nostre deu sunt en recreantise’
Roland 2715
recreantise (s.xii2/4)