seduction (s.xii3/4)

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seduction (s.xii3/4)

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[FEW: 12,331b subducere; Gdf: ; GdfC: 10,649c seduction; TL: 9,320 seduccion; DEAF:  souduire (souduison); DMF:  séduction; TLF:  séduction; OED:  seduction n.; MED:  seducioun n.; DMLBS: 3005c seductio]
seducciun,  seducion,  seductiun  

For the correlation with suductiun, see the commentary of seduire.

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1(act of) deception, misleading
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 ) La dame lieve sus, vient a Nectanabon, De quanque fist ou vit dit sa entencion Tuit si cum nen seust cel[e] seducion  278
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii ) Tyebaut [...], un des plus haux barons, Mout avoit par la terre chasteux et fors mesons, Asez sout de paroles et de seductions  i 33.530
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1315-25 ) O! vus, gens si trefeluns, Si pleins de seductiuns  1450
( c.1300; MS: s.xivm ) Si le fist Ysaac, qi fu fleble hom: Doner volt Esau sa benesçun, Mes Jacob luy tolli par seducciun  704
seduire  seduitor  suduction 
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