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vouer2 (c.1185)
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vouer2 (c.1185)

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voer,  vower;  vouwer;  vuer,  vuuer;  wower,  wuer  

v.trans.

1to vow, promise: 
( c.1185; MS: s.xivin )  Bien savez del vow que woway, Si vous me aydez, ben le tendray  Proth ANTS 12433
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin )  E voez li sa terre rendre  S Osith 1583
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Il voa a Deu & a seint Pere Ke...  Mir N-D 34.45
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Vouez [...] e le rendez. Ceo est a dire, Si vus vouez vous estes tenuz a rendre vostre veu  Ancren2 164.34-165.1
2lawto avow, acknowledge as one's own: 
( MS: s.xiii3/3 )  vos ne poez desdire que ele (= a mare) ne fu troevé od vos e pur la vostre la vouastes  Court Bar (S) 63
3to dedicate: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  E a seint R. le voua  S Rich ANTS M1143

v.intrans.

to promise, make a vow: 
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  fis un wu [...] D'aler a Rumme en ureisuns [...]. "Wuez, rendez k'avez promis"  S Edw paris ANTS 1148

v.refl.

to dedicate oneself: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  E dit que a Deu se est voee  S Modw 167

sbst. inf.

vow, promise: 
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  Or m'estut vif cunseil aver De [...] Lur fiances e lur jurer (var. (B: s.xiv2/4) Des fiances e del vouer )  S Edm Life ANTS 1006 (var.)
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