atendement (s.xii1)

atendement (s.xii1)

  FEW:  attendere 25,708a Gdf:  atendement 1,470a GdfC: TL: atendement 1,629 DEAF:  atendre (atendement)  DMF:  attendement  TLF: OED:  attendement n.  MED:  attendement n.  DMLBS:
attendement  

s.

1 waiting, delaying
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Artur a joie les reçut E a enur, si cum il dut. Ne firent nul demurement Ne plai de lunc acuintement (var. (F: s.xiiiex) de nul attendement )  9163 (var.)
2expectation, hope
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  l’atendement des povres (Latin: expectatio pauperum) nient ne perirat  12.IX.18
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Joe ne demand amur dunt aie huniement […] Mes amur d’honesté en bon atendement  1196
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm ) Ceptre ne serra pas tollue de Juda, ne lui ducs de ses quisses, desqes a tant qe cil vient qe est a maunder; et cil serra attendement (Latin: expectatio) des gentz  313
atendablement  atendance  atendre#1  atente#1  atentivement 
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