encheitiver (1141)

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encheitiver (1141)

[ FEW: 2/i,330a captivus; Gdf: 3,91b enchaitivé; GdfC: ; TL: 3,181 enchaitiver; DEAF: ; DMF:  enchétivé; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
enchaitiver;  achaitiver  

v.a.

1to take captive
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Les poveres occire, les riches enchaitiver (var. (P: c.1310) chaitiver)  1592
( MS: s.xivm )  encheitivauntz chescun entendement a obeir a Christ  1va
to capture
( 1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  E terre exillera E achaitivera (Latin: (Et terre multe captiuabuntur))  778
2to reduce to poverty, dispossess
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Ma dame ert [...] desheritee, A tuz dis mes enchaitivee (var. (B: s.xivin) en cheitiveté) E guerpira tute sa honur  8010
chaitif 
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