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repaier (1354)

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repaier (1354)

repayer  
[ FEW: 7,458a pacare; Gdf: 7,47c repaier; GdfC: ; TL: 8,863 repaiier; DEAF:  paiier (*); DMF:  rapayer / repaier; TLF:  repayer; OED:  repay v.1; MED:  repaien v.; DMLBS: ]

v.trans.

finan.to repay, reimburse (a sum)
( 1361 )  que les ditz marchauntz, ou lour attournez, monstraunt les ditz billes, soient repaiez a les deliveraunces en manere come appent  iii 619
( 1368 )  s'il eit rien levé, q'il le face repaier  254
( 1383 )  nostre seignur le roy s'estoit obligez a ses creanceours en dit cas de lour repaier trent mille marz  ii 325
( 1417 )  que lé somme [...] soient repayés a nostre dit treschier compaigne  ii 295
( 1419 )  auxint de repaier al defendaunt les deniers ent resceuz en le meisne temps  217

v.intrans.

fig.to repay, recompense
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  qe nous voz peussons tant loer et requere et mercy crier, q’il voz suffisse et voz agriee sanz repaier a termes  209.13

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See also:

paier  repaiage  repaiement 
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