barater (s.xii3/4)
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barater (s.xii3/4)

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[ FEW: 9,330a prattein /9,331b prattein; Gdf: 1,578a barater; GdfC: 8,289a barater; TL: 1,832 barater; DEAF:  barater; DMF:  baratter; TLF:  baratter; OED:  barrat v.; MED:  baraten v.; DMLBS: 181a baratare ]
baratter;  bareter,  baretter,  baratrer  278  

v.a.

1to cause trouble for: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Ou il se vengera ou le barettra (var. barattera (P)MS: c.1310) forment  4238
2to turn over in one’s mind, weigh the pros and cons: 
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiiin )  Quant tuit aveit baraté, L’otria li reis de gré  286.59

v.n.

1to cause trouble: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  tant est orgoillus qu’il ne deigne aver pier, Tant est le mond grant, tost put hom trover De autresi fier corage ou porra baretter  3986
2to make a disturbance: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Simun estut e mult bareta  3918
♦to argue: 
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiiin )  (B.V.M. to devils arguing with angels over a dead monk’s soul:) C’est mun clerc, dunt vus baretez  131.182

sbst._inf.

1merch.finan.barter: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Ja nen ert enginné ki la (=to China) purrad aler, Quant pur si riche merz poet blé molu doner. Nequedent grant veisdie ad en lur baratter  C 179
bartirer  bartrie 
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