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regreter (1121-25)
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regreter (1121-25)

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regretere;  regrater,  regratter,  regretter  
  FEW:  grata 16,52b Gdf:  regreter 1 6,748b GdfC:  regretter 10,525c TL: regreter 8,636 DEAF:  regreter  DMF:  regretter 1  TLF:  regretter  OED:  regret v.  MED:  regreten v.  DMLBS: ∅

The Anglo-Norman sense of ‘admonishment’ (associated with the idea of repetition) seems to be unique to Salemon, where it occurs repeatedly. For an editorial note on this, see Salemon iii 101.2999n.

v.trans.

1emotionto lament for, weep over: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  s’em prist a dementer E sun ker filz suvent a regreter  S Alexis1 130
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Quant ennuié sunt de plurer, Sil comenent a regrater  S Gile1 3562
( MS: c.1200 )  Suspirant regreter a lerme Lur seinnur a mult grant tristesce  Amadas2 (G2) 78
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Iloc regratta la Passyun  S Fran ANTS 4406
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  Donqe comence a plurer [...] e regreta ces freres  Fouke ANTS 53.18
( c.1378; MS: s.xivex )  tu [...] regretas la mort de luy Q’ert ton enfant  GOWER Mirour 29142
♦emotionto regret, deplore: 
( c.1185; MS: s.xiii1/3 )  De la reine ad regreté Le fer respons que li manda  Proth ANTS 2756
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  par molt grant destresce Sovent regrettot sa paresce Com cele qui l'ot fait felon  Dial Greg SATF 3368
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  Qant l’alme hors de mon corps mescerdi passait, Ses coupes et ses maux forment regreteit  Vis Tond 82
( s.xiv1?; MS: s.xivex )  ‘[...] ces champs que yci vous veez oveske autres terres et tenementz en desheritaunce de moy si ad il doné a ceus vileyns de l’abbeye!’ Et tele chose regretta sovent  Three Chronicles 17.498
2emotionto invoke or implore in one’s lament: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  La grace Deu mult regrettent, Quer ne sevent quel part aler  S Brend mup 230
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  dunc oist crier meschines [...], Palmes batre, chevuls tirer, Peres e meres regrete  Brut WACE 6058
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Mout veissiez Normans plourer Et leur ancessours regreter  Rom de Rou wace ii 10.3342
3to admonish (?): 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Ci ne nos esteot pas noter Ço k'a sun filz suet regreter: Si com dis ainz sovent regrete Ço dunt velt plus qu'il s'entremete  Salemon 4671 and 4672
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Dolor de pere est sun fol fiz, Ço nos regretet cist escriz  Salemon 11604
regreter que (+ subclause)
to implore, beseech ... to: 
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Quant Franceis veient que paiens i ad tant [...] Suvent regretent Oliver e Rollant [...] qu’il lor seient guarant  Roland 1469
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Ci le retoched e regrette Ke de mielz faire s'entremete  Salemon 2999

v.intrans.

to lament: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  Plurent si oil e si jetet granz cri; Sempres regret[et]: 'Mar te portait, bels filz! [...]'  S Alexis1 437

v.impers.

al coer me (etc.) regrete
emotionit pains me (etc.): 
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Deus tut mal te tramette! Tel as occis dunt al coer me regrette  Roland 1566

sbst. inf.

(the action of) admonishing, reprimanding (?): 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  El regreter k'il fait sovent Velt que guard sun comandement  Salemon 4673

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See also:

regret 
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