arestement (c.1170)

arestement (c.1170)

  FEW:  *arrestare 25,311b Gdf:  arestement 1,393a GdfC: TL: arestement 1,517 DEAF:  arester (arestement)  DMF:  arrêtement  TLF: OED:  arrestment n.  MED: DMLBS:  arrestamentum 130a
aresteiment,  aresteyvement  

s.

1 delay, stop
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 )  Le pont passerent premerement C'onques n’i ot arestement  456
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Saveir coment il le front et commfaitierement Si porent contenir d’endroit l’arestement  829
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Aprés sanz nul arestement Si (=as commanded) firent tuit comunement  7959
2 stay, sojourn
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Qu’il ne facent ici lunges arestement  3223
3 law arrest
( 1289-90 )  Quant al resteyvement de soen cors a Divelyn, il ovowe bien le aresteyvement e par la reson k'il estoyt endetté al rey  77
( 1308 )  il avowe l’aresteyment par la resoun qe […]  Ed II i 11
4 law confiscation, seizure (?)
( 1300 )  L’encheson de l’arestement de la disme  50
arest#1  arest#2  arestable  arestacion  arestboef  arestee#1  arester  arestison  arestour  arestus#1  restement#2 
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