desolacion (s.xiv2)
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desolacion (s.xiv2)

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[ FEW: *3,54a desolare; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,349b desolacion; TL: 2,1662 desolacïon; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  désolation; TLF: ∅; OED:  desolation n.; MED:  desolacioun n.; DMLBS: 631a desolatio ]
desolacione,  desolacioun,  desolation  

s.

1dismay, grief: 
( MS: s.xiv2 )  Overez tes oels & oiez nostre desolacioun  287va
2ruin: 
( 1414 )  verisemblement est deins brief temps pleyn desolation en toutz les partiez as costes du mere  iv 61
a, en desolacion de
1to the ruin, undoing of: 
( a.1399 )  morust le dit sire L. a graunt descomfort et desolacion de ses gentz  57.2
( 1414 )  [...] en desolacioun d’icelle ville  iv 53
( 1415 )  a final distruction de toutz tiels endamagees et desolacione de seinte esglise  iv 78
mettre en desolacion
1to ruin: 
( 1415 )  vostre poevere et humble clergie suisdite, q’est si lamentablement mys en taunt de poverté, discomfort et desolacione  iv 81
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