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complir (c.1136-37)

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complir (c.1136-37)

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FEW: complere 2/ii,981a Gdf: complir 2,209c GdfC: ∅ TL: complir 2,632 DEAF: complir DMF: complir TLF: ∅ OED: comple v. / complis v. MED: complishen v. DMLBS: complere 408a

compler, complier; cumplir,
p.p.pl. cumpluz

v.a.

1to fold together:

( MS: s.xiii ) complicet: complier ii 92

2to accomplish:

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Sicum la prise urent cumpluz La gent engleis par lur vertuz, Les Yrreis s’en vont desconfiz 760

( 1303-04 ) a fere e a complir 406

( 1308 ) totes autres choses faire et complir i 59

♦to complete, finish:

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii² ) Issi finist la geste, ke bien est complie, de B. de H. 3847

( s.xiii¹; MS: a.1254 ) Ainz ke.l temple fust compli Si fust David enseveli 298

♦ to complete, reach (an age):

( s.xii^2/4; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) Puis oistes qu’iluec servi Tant que .xiiij. anz ot compli 1118

( 1427 ) si l’eir q’est en gard son seignior avaunt q’il eit complé age de .xiiij. anz soy marie i cvii.701

♦to fulfil:

( s.xii^ex; MS: s.xiii^3/3? ) 'Fillol,' fait il, 'or as ta lei =oath cumplie: Baptizé es, si as ta lei guerpi' 575

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) Avez veu cum est cumplie La prophecie? 4982

♦to carry out:

( s.xii^ex; MS: s.xiii^m ) ces travailz complir e achever 194

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) tut soit qe tieux peccheours ne complient lur porpos 28

♦lawto carry out, execute:

( 1312 ) Vous avez conu qe l’issu fut seisi et issi le doune comply en sa persone Ed II xi 176

( 1415 ) pur cest mon testament bien et loialment compler je face et ordeine […] ii 18

v.n.

complir a

1to comply with:

( 1327-45 ) Et sur ceo [...] voillés [...] de eux comaunder de obeier e compler a le maundement de vostre dit patent au payne de lour legeaunce e de tout qe ils porrount perdere SC 8/230/114466

p.p._as_a.

1(of a period of time, term) complete:

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) Ainc ne passa un meis compli (var. (R: s.xiv¹) acompliz), Andui li rei furent feni 4747

( 1310-11 ) aprés le terme compli Ed II vi 133

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