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rimeier (1171-74)
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rimeier (1171-74)

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rimoier;  rismeer,  rymayer  
  FEW:  *rîm 16,717b Gdf:  rimoier 1 7,199b GdfC: ∅ TL: rimoiier 1 8,1302 DEAF:  rime 4 (rimoiier)  DMF:  rimoyer  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  rimare 2 2939a

v.trans.

literatureto put into rhyme, versify: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  De ço k'ai esté sovent las de rimeier sa passiun, Il me rent bien  (P) 192.12

v.intrans.

literatureto (put into) rhyme, versify: 
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Quant il rimeient (var. (B: s.xiii3/4) rimoient) de gestes en franceis  (E) 13172
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Mielz vaut feiblement rimoier Q’estre prové a mençongier  3530
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  En roprovaunt l’Escoce k’ad de ly chaunté Et par mokerye en engleys rymayé  305.809

sbst. inf.

literaturerhyming, versifying: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Si rien i ad d'amender Del franceis u del rismeer  106

p.p. as a.

rhymed, versified: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  E pur ço fet celuy grant hunte e grant irreverence a Jhesu le Fiz Deu ki se prent as paroles rimees (var. (B: s.xiii2) rimeiez)  (B) 47.24

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See also:

rime1  rimer  rimour 
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