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FEW: reversus 10,356b Gdf: revers 7,170b GdfC: revers 10,571c TL: revers 8,1225 DEAF: revers DMF: revers TLF: revers OED: reverse n. / reverse adj. and adv. MED: revers(e n. / revers(e adj. DMLBS: reversus 2826c

reverce, reverse, rewers

a.1contrary, opposing, against that which is required or expected ♦ contrary, opposing
s.1reverse, opposite 2reversal, annulment of a previous verdict, judgement, statement, etc. ♦ reversion, return of an estate to the original grantor 3revers, material on edge of clothing turned to reveal other side ♦ reverse, same arms with the tinctures reversed

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1contrary, opposing, against that which is required or expected:

( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Ne pout parler, mangier ne beivre, Ne de la buche bien receivre. Sa buche esteit reverse e contrainte 153.19

( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) Des altres fet grant vengement Ke revers sunt en lur desir 8.17

( c.1378; MS: s.xiv^ex ) La tierce soer est molt diverse, A la seconde soer reverse 3158

♦lawcontrary, opposing:

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) E es cas revers appendi la proeve soulement al actour 110

( 1323-25 ) faverable ver la reverse partye 235

s.

1reverse, opposite:

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii^m ) Les cheytifs en enfern avront tut le revers en cors e en alme (A) 56.1

( c.1270; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) norrissement est pur durance, Ne mie la reverse 1479

( 1316 ) veez cy le fet qe prove le revers Ed II xx 133

( 1354; MS: c.1360 ) le revers de droit chaud covient estre droit froid 98.19

2lawreversal, annulment of a previous verdict, judgement, statement, etc.:

( 1329-30 ) alleggé feust le revers d'un record 3-4 Ed III 216

♦lawreversion, return of an estate to the original grantor:

( 1308-09 ) le revers (var. (B: 1307-45) reversioun) et le remeyndre ne poent ensemblement estre en un bref Ed II i 167

3costumerevers, material on edge of clothing turned to reveal other side:

( 1363 ) vesture et apparaille, sanz ascuns revers ou purfil […] lour femmes, files et enfantz puissent user pelure revers de menever i 381

( 1363 ) qe eles ne usent revers d’ermyns, ne de letuses esclaires, ne nul manere d’apparaill de perre sinoun pur lour testes ii 278

( MS: s.xiv-xv ) urlas: rewers ii 153

♦herald.reverse, same arms with the tinctures reversed:

( MS: c.1334 ) Le seignur de Neville port de goules a un sautur d'argent. Le seignur de Neville de Horneby port le revers 4, m. 1

( MS: c.1334 ) Monsire de Argenteine, de goules a troiz coupes d’argent. Monsire de Donmedale port le reverce 4, m. 2

a(l), en revers

1back to front, backwards:

( s.xiii^m; MS: c.1335 ) A ce q’um elist comencerez Et a revers tous jours countez 442

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: 1312-40 ) Fouke molt sovent fist ferrer ses chyvals e mettre les fers a revers 32.8

2vice versa, conversely:

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) Sicom li .j. des alliez, parenz ou affins fet ceste pecchié ver l'autre [...] en mesme la manere se fet pecchié al revers 21

( MS: c.1320-40 ) Quy grosse voiz ad e bien sonaunte, combatauntz e bienparlantz ert. [...] Quy hastyfs est en paroles meismement si il ad grelle voyz, en revers est fols e mentour 93r

( MS: 1419 ) Item, si ascun pestour de tourte peste de payn blank, ou a revers 259

chair tut revers

1to fall over backwards:

( s.xiii^4/4; MS: 1307-15 ) le rey chay tut revers 170

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