contendre (1160-74)
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contendre (1160-74)

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  FEW:  contendere 2/ii,1103a Gdf:  contendre 2,262c GdfC: ∅ TL: contendre 2,764 DEAF:  contendre  DMF:  contendre  TLF:  contendant  OED:  contend v.  MED:  contenden v.  DMLBS:  contendere 464c
cuntendre  

v.n.

1to strive: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Si acoururent erraument Li riche e li povre ensement Com por contendre e estriver Qui lui peust plus enourer  9733
2to resist, fight back: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Quant E. ne pout contendre Ne la terre vers eus defendre  103
contendre de (+inf.)
1 to strive to: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Franchoiz et Alemans de l’assaillir contendent  i 124.3346
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  Li uns ver l'altre del abatre cuntent  1421

inf._as_s.

1fight, battle: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  cil luter e cil contendre  17834

p.pr._as_a.

1battling, at war: 
( 1439 )  affin que ceste mattiere de paix [...] tresnecessaire aux deux roiaulmes [...] ne demourast en desespoir, mes a la louenge de Dieu, honneur des princes contendans et transquillité de leurs povres subgetz, se peust renouveller  458
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