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tente4 (1194-99)
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tente4 (1194-99)

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  FEW:  intendere *4,742b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: tente 2 10,234 DEAF:  entendre (*)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  tent n.2  MED:  tent(e n.2  DMLBS: ∅

Aphetic form of entente2.

s.

work, effort: 
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 ) li reis iert el desus De p[re]ndre les a poi de tente. Lors ne firent plus longe atente  ambroise 9252
( MS: s.xiii1 ) Superficies autem [muri] trulle equitatem et cementarii operam (gloss: tente) repres[e]ntat  TLL i 183.69 and ii 100.69
mettre a mal tente
to waste: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) Sovent regretent en plurant lur jovente Que par malice est mise a male tente (var. (E: c.1220-40) entente )  Anc Test (B) 7591

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See also:

entente2  entif  tentivement 
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