dominer (c.1136-65)
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dominer (c.1136-65)

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  FEW:  dominari 3,127b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  dominer 9,407b TL: dominer 2,2002 DEAF:  dominer  DMF:  dominer  TLF:  dominer  OED:  domine v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  dominari 715c
 

v.a.

1to master, control: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  E ki sun queor pot dominer, Citez deit defendre e garder  9867
( 1163-70 )  Einz qu’il pardeist s’ureisun, Revint sa force e sa reisun Qu’il se pout ça e la turner E sa lengue bien dominer  4696
♦ to subdue, overcome: 
( 1163-70 )  la grant amur Qu ’il = the feverish monk out vers sun dulz creatur E sa tres devote creance Qu ’il out en cele grant naissance =birth of Christ, Ourent si sun mal dominé Qu’al servise =Christmas mass est la nuit levé  6274

v.n.

1to prevail, predominate: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  La main des forz dominerat; L’uisose as trebuz servirai  7597
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  Si freidour, secheté e la humidité =as qualities of the four humours dominent, la freidour fet blanche urine, la secheté clere, la humidit[e]z espisse e grosse  ii 262.128
dominer sur
1to rule over: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Li seives sers deit dominer Sor les folx filz e comander  9875
adominer 
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