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volentrif (s.xii1)
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volentrif (s.xii1)

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volantrif,  voluntrif;  voluntri, 
(m.pl. voluntriez ),
(f.pl. voluntriés  St Sard 184,  volunterines volunterives  Crisis 50.3)  

a.

1willing: 
( 1406; MS: s.xv1 )  unqes ne fui je si voluntif de faire ce que vous purroit tournir a honour  Lett & Pet 112.62.57
2voluntary, spontaneous: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  Confession deit estre volentrive  Ancren1 242.5
( 1323-25 )  par tiels avoueries voluntries  St Sard 184
3keen, eager: 
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Mes li jovre volentrifs de force e poesté L'ewe passent a nou  S Aub 771
4beneficial, gracious, merciful: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Pluie volentrive (var. (B: s.xii4/4) voluntrive) (Latin: Pluviam voluntariam) eslevas, o Deus; la tue hereditet travaillante tu cunfortas  Camb Ps 113.LXVII.10
5headstrong, wilful: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Le seygnur ne sey deit pas fere conseiler de joefne gent pleyns de joefne sanc, ne de voluntrif corage  HENLEY2 292.c77
( 1311 )  pur plusurs grevances q'ils ont sofert [...] des voluntriez (sic) viscountes  King’s Bench ii cxlviii
( MS: s.xivm )  coveitus, voluntrifs [...] e irrous  Future 199
6arbitrary: 
( 1297 )  hem fet voluntrifs attachemens e grevos rançons hors d'assise autrement qe hom ne soleyt ferre  Crisis 98.52
( 1315 )  dona voluntrif jugement pur le dit P.  King’s Bench ii.cxxvii
( 1330 )  la dite A. estoit adonqes tant mesné par voluntrif seignurie et dureté q'ele ne poeit aver la liverer de nulle terre qe fust de son heritage  Rot Parl1 ii 58

a. used as adv.

willingly: 
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Le poer Jesu prisent volentris u enviz  S Aub 919

See also:

volenter 
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