consence (1150-70)
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consence (1150-70)

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  FEW:  consentire 2/ii,1061b Gdf:  consence 2,251b GdfC: ∅ TL: consence 2,731 DEAF:  consentir (consense)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  consense n.1  MED:  consence n.  DMLBS:  consentia 448a
concense,  concience,  consaence,  consense,  conscience,  consience;  cunsence,  cunsense,  cunscience,  concient  460 var  

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1consent: 
( 1184; MS: s.xiiiex )  E de moy avez la cunscience, E voil ke seit  767
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiim )  Od els consentent les homes a pecchier E por consence en receivent loiier  963
♦agreement: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Uncore i ad la terce manere Ki par consense est custumere  169vb38
♦connivance, complicity: 
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Ne fust la consence de vus, Ja folie n’eust entre nus  1578
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  Et si le defendaunt voile la felonie reconustre […] et apeler autres de la consense  i 108
2support, help: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  lessent ceo que enpris aveient Quant senz cunsence e sul se veient  14382
( MS: c.1300 ) Jeo ne di pas ceo certeynement por concience de aucune gent  55r
aver consence a, de
1to have dealings with: 
( 1181-85; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  (the member who has sinned) Si la en prenge penitence E pus del peché n’eit concense  1258
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Que nul […] Aparçoivere de li peust Que il a ceus de l’ost eust Eu consence de rien nule  18689
aver consence en
1to agree to, be involved with: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Aprés set anz sa conscience La remordi, ke unke consence Aveit en si male vie  70.113
mettre a consence
1to win over, persuade: 
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  Si traisun n’i eust semence, Tost m’avreiz mis a cunsence  349
traire a sa (etc.) consence
1 to make complicit: 
( MS: s.xiii2 ) si fet a purveer ententivement que le delit de la char ne traie l’alme a sa consence  346
consent 
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