dechaiement (s.xii1)
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dechaiement (s.xii1)

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  FEW:  cadere 2/i,28b Gdf:  dechaement 2,442a GdfC: ∅ TL: decheement 2,1248 DEAF:  cheoir (decheement)  DMF:  déchément  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
dechaement,  decheement,  dechedement,  dechément,  dechiement;  descheement  

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1astron.(of the sun) going down, setting: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Il fist la lune en tens; li soleilz cunut sun dechedement  104.103.20
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Sicume umbre, cum ele est enclinee a decheement (Latin: cum inclinatur)  206.CVIII.24
( s.xiim; MS: s.xiim )  Del nessement del soleil desque al dechément  50
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  tut le jur deske le decheement del soleil  i 24
♦geog.west: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Cumbien desestait li naissemenz del dechedement  103.102.12
2 downfall, failure: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  Armez le bien, tost e ignelement [...] Ke pur les armes n'en eit descheement  324
♦decline: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  s’iglise qui ert tut’ en dechaement  5864
♦theol.weakness, falling into sin: 
( MS: s.xiiim )  Pur ceo gart que par tel dechaiement ne defaille  581
prendre dechaiement
1to be overthrown: 
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Trestuz ses enemis unt pris dechaiement  1921
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