directer (1315)
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directer (1315)

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[ FEW: *3,90a directus; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF:  direct (directer); DMF:  directer; TLF: ∅; OED:  direct v.; MED:  directen v.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
direkter,  diretter, 
p.p. derect  i 434, 
p.p. direct,  direk  26, 
p.p. direit  129, 
p.p. diretté  Ed II iv 100, 
pl. directis  

v.a.

1 to direct, order: 
( 1373 )  par vertu de comission [...] le roi a lui direct d’enquer sur [...]  34
2to direct, intend: 
( 1315 )  l’averement qe vous tendetz serreit directe (l. directé?) a voyder la fyn  Ed II xvii 123
3lawto address: 
( 1317 )  le brief dust naturelment estre directé au vicounte ou le trespas est assigné  Ed II xxii 220
( 1471-72 )  le roy direct son breve a eux commandant [...]  ii 189.30

p.p._as_a.

direct a
1 law (of letters, documents, etc.) addressed to: 
( 1330 )  la copie du bref le roi direct as tresorer et barons de l’escheqer  191
( c.1340 )  lettres […] directees aux mayres  8
( c.1365; MS: s.xiv4/4 )  vos tres reverentez lettres a moy nadgairs directis  371
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  voz tres gracieuses lettres directz as ditz justices  2.9
( 1418-19 ) un supplicacioun de par lez meistre et gardeins direct as mair et aldermans  279 (6 Henry V)
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