desfeindre (1163-70)

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desfeindre (1163-70)

  FEW:  fingere 3,554a Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  feindre (desfeindre)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:
 

v.a.

1to pretend to be ignorant of
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii2 )  Pur ço qu’il le (=Godwin) veeit puissant [...] Desfeinst li reis la felunie Cum se il ne l’entendist mie  3817
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