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  • achater 1 v.trans. p.pr. as s. v.absol.

    Semantic labels: finan., merch.
    Usage labels: concessive, fig.

    Citations:

    to pay dearly for
    concessive: (s.xii3/4) Ly povere e ly chetif cest estrif compar[er]ent, E la mort Alisandre mult cher achaterent 8036

  • amover v.trans.

    Semantic labels: merch.
    Usage labels: concessive

    Citations:

    to produce, stir up
    concessive: (s.xiii2/4) Et face l’en manger devant eux (=those devoid of appetite) unes genz qui manguent de grant talent por amovoir en eux […] l’apetite de manger i 210
    concessive: (1406) certeines persones […] par leur fauxes informations a leurs povoirs fait amoesver a ce les coers de voz foialx lieges iii 575

  • mes 4 adv. s. conj. conj.loc.

    Usage labels: adversative, concessive, conditional, exceptive, quantitative, temporal

    Citations:

    even if, in spite of the fact that
    concessive: (c.1270) mes ke paens bons seient en sei, Vertuz ne profitent pas sanz fei 2352
    concessive: (s.xivin) Veez la douzour Jhesu Crist; Mes ke ravyne ly desplet, Un quer pitous mout ben ly plet 73

  • purquei adv. interrog. s. conj. conj.loc.

    Usage labels: causal, concessive, conditional, temporal

    Citations:

    although
    concessive: (1150-70) Quel semblant que vus en facez, Ben sai, pur quei vus en feinnez, Que vus valét mie itant 1669
    concessive: (1267) Kar pur quei k'il eient asez, Ne lur cheut ki seit grevez 4009