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talentif (1155)
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talentif (1155)

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talantif  
  FEW:  talentum 13/i,37a Gdf:  talentif 7,633a GdfC: ∅ TL: talentif 10,63 DEAF:  talent (talentif)  DMF:  talentif  TLF: ∅ OED:  talentive adj.  MED:  talentif adj.  DMLBS: ∅

a.

eager, keen to fight: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  il furent trop talentif E de ferir avant braidif  Brut WACE 12611
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Qu'i[l] li mande gentz armez e fervestis En aide de sa guerre e bien talentis  Rom Chev ANTS 1251
mal talentif
maltalentif
talentif a (+inf)
desirous, keen to: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  qi foist aprés tresor, tant come plus la proche  (l. l'aproche), de tant leesce de son queor li fet plus talantif [...] a foir plus parfond  Ancren1 51.24

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See also:

entalentif  talent  talenter 
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