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violer (c.1136-37)
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violer (c.1136-37)

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v.trans.

1to do violence to, damage: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  les uns (= Justices) avoient la lei bestorné E les autres ordement la corone violé  LANGTOFT thiol2 I 247
2to break, violate: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Reherça cum sa mere par un[e] devinaille Envers l'enchantement viola sa esposaille  Rom Chev ANTS 1870
( c.1290; MS: s.xv1 )  Pur ce la pais (i.e. 'peace') plus ne viole  bibb MS (B) 102r
3to rape, ravish: 
( 1351-52 )  Si homme violast la compaigne le Roi ou l'eisnesce fille le Roi  Stats i 320 ii
4to deflower: 
( MS: s.xiv1 )  E saunz estre violé, Conceus virginalement  Hymn 9v
5to desecrate: 
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Folement es çaenz entré, Le temple Deu as violé  S Gile1 2947
6to sack: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Dunc violerent Saint Richier, Les crucifix funt depescier,...  GAIMAR1 3262
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Le mustier Saint Laurenz fud le jor violé, Treis prestres el mustier par force escuillié  FANT OUP 1701

p.pr. as a. or s.

violator: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  En tot mal pur poi demorai, E[n]mi eglise despisanz E synagoge violanz  Salemon 3684
( 1377 )  qe les violantz tieles franchises soient [...] puniz  Rot Parl1 iii 27

See also:

violent 
This is an AND1 entry © MHRA 1977-1992: reproduced with permission. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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