compeller (1361)
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compeller (1361)

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  FEW:  compellere 2/ii,975b Gdf:  compeller 2,205b GdfC: ∅ TL: compeller 2,626 DEAF:  compeller  DMF:  compeller  TLF: ∅ OED:  compel v.  MED:  compellen v.  DMLBS:  compellen 2 405a
 

v.a.

1to compel: 
( 1361 )  que son dit frere veulle compeller le dit mons’ J. a obeier et faire les devoirs du roi  12.23
( 1378 )  persones (=parsons) […] demandent dismes de tiel bois & compellent […] lour parocheins de les paier  iii 43
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  estre compellez […] de paier  4.11
compulser 
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