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respleiter (c.1136-65)

respleiter (c.1136-65)

resplaiter,  respleitier  
  FEW:  explicitum 3,311b Gdf:  resploitier 7,115a GdfC: TL: resploitier 8,1062 DEAF:  esploit (resploitier)  DMF:  resploiter  TLF: OED:  resplait v.  MED: DMLBS:

v.trans.

1to defer, postpone
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Ci nos notet [...] Ke le devin commandement, Ne devreit porloigner nuls hom, Ne tresqu’al demain respleitier  3023
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Ceste lei (of circumcision) ne iert ja hastee Tant que einz le jur (of performing the circumcision) seit cumencee, Ne ja tant ne iert delaee Que avant del (=beyond) jur seit respleitee  9398
2theol.to absolve, set aside
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Nostre Sire ad respleited la peine de tun pecchié, n'i murras pas  79
3to save
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Il (=the Jews, arriving at a well with undrinkable water) manacent Moisen a lapider Si il lur vies ne puise respleiter  (B) 2215
4to achieve as well
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Ceo fist Davi qui esplaita tant Que tute l'ovrainne li apresta devant, Si resplaita par le travail forment E par l'entente qu'il i mist od sa gent  (B) 12905

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See also:

espleiter 
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respleiter