performer (s.xiii2/4)

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performer (s.xiii2/4)

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[ FEW: 3,717a formare; Gdf: 5,766c parformer; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF: ; DMF:  parformer; TLF: ; OED:  perform v. / perfurnish v.; MED:  performen v. / perfurnishen v.; DMLBS: 2207b performare ]
parformer,  parformir,  parfourmer,  parfourmir,  parfurmer,  performier,  performir,  performyr,  performyre,  perfourmer,  perfourmere,  perfoormir  

The FEW suggests that frumjan gave both an –n– and –m– variant, which is how they account for the dual forms parfurnir and parfurmir. Formally, and semantically, the verb equally seems to have been influenced by formare. Following this proposed split, the AND has two entries: parfurnir and performer. It is some variants result from manuscript confusion between –ni– and –m–; sub perfornire in the DMLBS, they suggest the form perforniare was also extant and difficult to distinguish from performare.

v.a.

1to perform, carry out
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiv1 )  Si vos iquest viage poez perfoormir (var. (Ch: c.1275) parfurnir), Jamés en cors ne en arme n'avrez qu'epeneir  (T) 12.199
( s.xiv1/4; MS: s.xivex )  mes ceo qu’il ne fist mye adonke en promesse, il le parfourmy ben enaprés en coure, kar par ly fut l’eglise de Kynleth doné a l’abbeye  14
to carry out, undertake
( 1343-50 )  tiuz les grauntz d'Engleterre [...] luy (=to the king) ottroyent a sa guerre performer graunt tresor [...] et touz les leynes d'Engletere par deux aunz  71.8
( 1350-51 )  ceux qe refusent […] de performer ceo q’ils ount devant jurez  ii 234
( 1382 )  Et a cest testament loialment performier jeo ordeigne mes executours Kynard du la Bere et William, vyker de Dylewe […]  55
( 1415 )  mon testament et darrein volunté empleire, faire et performer  ii 44
2lawto execute, carry out
( 1313-14 )  les autres se obligerent en l’enter com principals a parformir cest covenenaunt  Ed II vii 10
( 1388 )  il fut prist (=prest) tut temps d’avoir esté a lour agree (var. d’avoir performé le condicion)  12 Rich II 71
lawto execute, render (a judgement)
( c.1260; MS: c.1275 )  nos suiteres a performir nos jugemenz  80
3to provide, furnish
( 1295 )  E, si rien faille de cele somme, meisme cely Roi soit tenuz de la parfourmir entierment de ses autres rentes  i 831
4to complete, finish (making)
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  devynt lui mond com espouse de corps parfurmé de age parfite, de chalur enflambé  352
( 1392-93 )  Eit le suppliant licence de performyre la toure et toute l'affortement dount cest peticion fait mensioun  235
performer un testament
testament
par#2  parfurnement  parfurnir  parfurnissement  perfournesynge 
This is an AND2 Phase 4 (N-O/U-P-Q) entry. © 2013-17 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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