suspecious (s.xiiim)

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suspecious (s.xiiim)

[gdw]

[FEW: 12,470b suspectus 1 /12,474a suspiciosus; Gdf: 7,611a suspectieux /7,611b suspecteux /7,611c suspicieus; GdfC: ; TL: 9,1095 suspicïos; DEAF:  suspection (suspectios); DMF:  suspectieux / suspicieux; TLF:  suspicieux; OED:  suspectuous a. / suspicious a.; MED:  suspecious a.; DMLBS: 3338c suspectuosus /3341a suspiciosus]
suspectious,  suspectuous,  suspicious,  suspicius,  suspeciuous (l. suspectuous)  336 suspetious (l. suspecious?) suspeteous (l. suspeceous?)  i 314 (var.)  

Although the word derives from two different etyma, the Anglo-Norman spelling variants do not lend themselves to a strict differentiation.

a.

1suspicious, mistrustful
( s.xiv1?; MS: s.xivm ) Cely q'ad douce voys est luxurious et suspicious santz cause  16
( MS: s.xivm ) Femme que ad la cheance de gem[i]nez [...] Suspeciouse serra  181
2suspect, arousing suspicion
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1/4 ) Quaunque te est dutous E ke te est suspicious (Latin: Quod tibi suspectum est), Enquere k'en poet ensure  832
( 1295-98 ) E qe il avise les liverees qe venent devers la sale, qant eles vendront par son ofice, e s’il voit chose suspeciouse [...] qe il la face arester  245
lawsuspect, untrustworthy
( 1380 ) que vous enpanellez des bones et suffisantes gentz [...] queux ne sont mye suspectuouses ne favorables a nulle partie  i 65.194
of ill repute, dubious
( 1366 ) si ascuns gentz de male fame ou suspeciuous soient residentz ou repeirauntz en votre garde [...]  336
( 1435 ) eskippent lains en crikes et autres suspeciouses places  ii 289
lawsuspect, of doubtful authenticity, legality, etc.
( 1310-11 ) Bereford dixit in consilio qe si un escrit fut rasté (l. rascé) ou suspeciouse, le plante du seal le afermereit bon  Ed II vi 154
( 1350 ) Johan Beniowe feust nadgaires ajuggez a nostre prisone de Flete par cause d'une bille suspectiouse  443
( 1388 ) les ditz mesfesours et traitours [...] ount fait le roi assembler counseil [...] et les ount faitz diverses demandes et moultz suspectuouses  iii 232
3suspicious, in doubt
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1/4 ) Plus vaudrait a pourus E tute gent suspicius Ke il fussent morz ke vifs  1039
nient suspecious
nientsuspecious

s.

1one who is suspicious, distrustful
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1/4 ) li suspicious Ben quide a estrus Tut estre dit de li  264
2lawone who is suspect of wrongdoing or illegality
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 ) les suspectz (var. (N: c.1310) suspetious (l. suspecious) ) soint tauntost attachez  i 315 (var.)
suschement  suscher#1  suspecier  suspecion  suspecioné  suspecionous  suspecionousement  suspeciousement  suspect  suspectif 
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