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digne (1113-19)

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digne (1113-19)

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FEW: dignus 3,78b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: digne 9,381c TL: digne 2,1326 DEAF: digne DMF: digne TLF: digne OED: digne a. MED: digne a. DMLBS: dignus 663a

dingne

a.1worthy, deserving 2grand, magnificent ♦ revered, exalted 3worthy, meaningful ♦ valid (for purposes of inheritance)
s.1one who is worthy 2(used as a surname)

a.

1worthy, deserving:

( 1113-19; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) se il digne le veit Que il a escrivre s[e]it, Qu aprof le patrun Recoillet sun sermun 149

( 1214; MS: 1214-16 ) Del quer ert dingne e del cors monde Por governer trestot lu monde 871

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) [...] A ki ne sui pas digne deslier La curaie de sun chaucer 1480

2grand, magnificent:

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) Treis meis la (a comet in the sky) virent clere e digne 1444

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) sa digne mort ke il en la croiz suffri 88.21

♦revered, exalted:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^m ) Si lui ot Deus duné par ses digne [sic] buntez Un eur (O) 23

( c.1259; MS: c.1259 ) Ceste cité ki ad nun Jerusalem est la plus digne cité ki soit 167

( c.1275; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Receyvre deveyt le verrey syngne De crucyfyez ke taunt est dingne 4322

3 worthy, meaningful:

( MS: s.xiii² ) Aprés pechable delit de mes pechez ne ay fet digne penance (J) 92vb

♦law valid (for purposes of inheritance):

( 1310-11 ) fille est de meinz digne saunk, quia femele Ed II vi 82

( 1314 ) issue del fitz eyngné et plus digne de saunke de mesme cely W. Ed II xviii 27

( 1317 ) vous n’estes pas plus prochain heir q’il i ad un altre plus digne du saunke Ed II xxii 19

(estre) digne a, de, pur

1(to be) worthy, deserving of:

( 1214; MS: 1214-16 ) il n’ert pas digne a tel enor 807

( MS: c.1300 ) ta grace dunt jeo ne fud dignes 26v

( c.1334; MS: s.xiv^m ) touz lui clamerent digne pur l’evesché 188.8

( c.1330 ) il purra avoir tesmoignance de bones gentz e dignes de fei iii cxx

estre digne (a, de) (+ inf.)

1 to be worthy, deserving of:

( MS: 1120-40 ) il est dignes d'entrer en paradis 173

( c.1270; MS: c.1270-75 ) il seient dignes d’estre subjez a si mauveis humme 602

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) ele ne fut unqe digne de estre sa baisse 284.19

( MS: c.1300 ) mes pechez Dunt sui digne estre dampnez 291r

( 1354; MS: c.1360 ) jeo sui dignes a estre perduz 78

nient digne
nientdigne

nun digne
nundigne

s.

1one who is worthy:

( 1121-35; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) li angele [...] Deit noz anmes [...] Devant Deu presenter. La digne receverat, Ja nuls n’en i larrat 2101

2 name (used as a surname):

( 1221 ) Richard le Digne Dine

tresdigne

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