bobance (1155)

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bobance (1155)

[ FEW: 1,419a bob-; Gdf: 1,665c bobance; GdfC: ; TL: 1,1007 bobance; DEAF:  bobelin (bobance); DMF:  bobance; TLF:  bombance; OED:  bobance n.; MED:  bobaunce n.; DMLBS: ]
bobaunce,  bobanz;  boubance,  bombans (l. bobans)  i 135.3692  

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1arrogance, pride
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Ja ma buche nen uverai Se n'est [...] par grant humilité. Se jo parloe par vantance, Ne par eschar ne par bobance [...]  8030
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  (Two kings) vindrent od ost d’orguil e de bobaunce  1323
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  Quey vous valust donqe richesse e bobaunce, qe ore sumes abessez!  39
( 1343-50 )  le tresor de la tere fust despendu par luy en orgoille et graunt bobaunce  36.5
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  pompis gallice: bobance  i 37
demener (grant) bobance
1to show off, make a display
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Grant gent out, grant aveir porta, E mult demena grant bobance  5897
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Li bobanz (=bobant (?) ) fust pur els mult greignur demené  134 (var.)
boban 
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