desafier (s.xiiex)
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desafier (s.xiiex)

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[ FEW: 3,501a fidare; Gdf: 2,532a desafier; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,1457 desafïer; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  desaffier; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
desaffier;  dissafier  

v.a.

1to challenge: 
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1335 )  Le un l’autre desaffient, Qe entre eus nul amur ne etent  587
2to assume, imagine (wrongly): 
( MS: c.1330 )  Si ele juwe et sovent rye [...] Li home quyde et desafie Qe la famme ver luy plye  105.13

v.refl.

1to distrust: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Cil pecche en seint esperit Quant de sa bunté se desafit  3224
( 1323-25 )  Et pur Dieu, ne vous voillez pas desaffier de ceaux qe se affient en vous  168
defier#1 
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