contrarieté (c.1136-65)
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contrarieté (c.1136-65)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,1122a contrarius; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,179b contrarieté; TL: 2,783 contrarïeté; DEAF:  contraire 1 (contrarïeté); DMF:  contrariété; TLF:  contrariété; OED:  contrariety n.; MED:  contrariete n.; DMLBS: 473c contrariatas ]
cuntrarieté;  contrairetie,  contrarité, 
pl. contrarietz  

s.

1opposition, condition of being contrasted: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  En ceste contrarieté Est orgoil e humilité  1535
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  entre sa char, en verité, E le esprrit n'ot contrarieté  5010
2opposition, conflict: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  par contrairetie e repugnaunce a dreit  155
3contradiction, contrariety: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Par primes faire les pruvances E par puis mettre les faillances, Aprés la cuntrarieté Asener peussez la verité  7431
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  (The Coroner) pur nule contrarieté de verdit ne chaunge ne amenuse soen enroulement en nul point  i 10
( 1315 )  Vostre bref veot qe vostre predecessor lessa a nous et qe avoms aliené: par mesme le bref supposetz vous nous estre tenaunt […] et ceux sount deux contrarietz  Ed II xvii 141
contrarieté a
1inimical, opposed to: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  autre mals k’en vienent asez K’a santé sunt contrarietez  1597
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