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volentrif (s.xii1)

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The form voluntrif is a cross reference to the following entry:

volentrif (s.xii1)

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

a.

1willing
( 1406; MS: s.xv1 )  unqes ne fui je si voluntif de faire ce que vous purroit tournir a honour  112.62.57
2voluntary, spontaneous
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  Confession deit estre volentrive  242.5
( 1323-25 )  par tiels avoueries voluntries  184
3keen, eager
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Mes li jovre volentrifs de force e poesté L'ewe passent a nou  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  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  292.c77
( 1311 )  pur plusurs grevances q'ils ont sofert [...] des voluntriez (sic) viscountes  ii cxlviii
( MS: s.xivm )  coveitus, voluntrifs [...] e irrous  199
6arbitrary
( 1297 )  hem fet voluntrifs attachemens e grevos rançons hors d'assise autrement qe hom ne soleyt ferre  98.52
( 1315 )  dona voluntrif jugement pur le dit P.  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  ii 58

a. used as adv.

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

See also:

volenter 
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