demurance (s.xii1/3)
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demurance (s.xii1/3)

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[ FEW: 3,38b demorari; Gdf: 2,503a demorance; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,1381 demorance; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  demeurance; TLF:  demeurer (demeurance); OED:  demurrance n.; MED:  demurrance n.; DMLBS: 608a demoratio ]
demuraunce;  demorance,  demoranz,  demoraunce,  demorrance,  demourance,  demourrance,  demoraunt  218.26  

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1delay: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) Cil promettent suurance Pur eols ne seit demurance  122
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Faites munter voz humes, mar i ert demurance!  882
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  e vint a Retefor, demoraunce ne fist  77
( 1304 )  nous clamoms franc tenement par la demurance outre le terme  32-33 Ed I 201
2sojourn, stay: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  A la grant demurance (=in the Temple) qu’il ferunt E pur la grant joie qu’il menrunt  (B) 13800
( 1230-53 )  Od tei ferai demurance  382
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  les ii cardinals repairez sont en France, qui od le roi P. ont tenu grant parlance. Mais ceo fu tote la force de lur demorance, entre eus ont il fait une tiele ordinance Que [...]  298.818
( 1371 )  souffrances [...] faitez a ascuns personnes pour demourrance en nostre dit chastel revocons  i 3
3constancy, perseverance: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  est dit Del Mestre ke esperance Est e[n] entente demurance Certeine, pur avenir A la joie k’est a venir  6024
4lawabsence, failure to present oneself: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  Ferdwite: Qui[t]e de demurance de ost  i 55
5dwelling, home: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Seit feite la demurance (Latin: commoratio) d’eals deserte  119.LXVIII.28
sanz (nule) demurance
1immediately, without delay: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: c.1200 )  S’el (=the stone) est mise en ewe buillante, Refreidirat senz demorance  (ms. demoranz)  233.888
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  le sucurs de sun fiz [...] Fud le jor agraventé senz nule demurance.  90
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Sanz demorance s’est armé  9306
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Tantost sans nule demurance L’apela  386
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Hastivement senz demorance Si ad seisi ses citez  1530
♦without hesitation: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Ore fet a dire sanz demurance Coment ver seins (=his flock) se deit aver (=the priest ought to behave) Pur pecchez penance doner  10236
faire demurance
1to delay: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  demurance mes ne feist Par quei sun purpos plus remeist  7529
2to dwell, stay: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  De t’amor la tredoce ardance Face en moi adés demorance  2930
3to last: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  E ke dites vus dunkes de la durance Ki sanz fin i (=in Heaven) fra demurance?  13288
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