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aforce (c.1136-37)

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[ FEW: *3,730b *fortiare; Gdf: 3,156c enfort; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF: ∅; DMF: enfort; TLF: ∅; OED: efforce n. / enforce n.; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]

afforce; eforce, efforce, effort, efforz; enforz; esfors, esforz,
pl. asforz

s.1force, violence 2effort 3force(s), army 4assault 5afforcement, strengthening (of argument)
s._pl.1forces

s.

1force, violence:

( 1163-70; MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) Ou grant navirie entrent en porz Ou fier orgoil, ou grant enforz 288

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^m ) Vers l’averser enprent l’atie Par grant enforz de seignurie 4720

2effort:

( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) E si l’ot il nis trahiné (=out of water) Par les chievels a grant esforz 4741

3mil.force(s), army:

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) E loinz e pres tut ad mandet, Mult grant effort ad asemblez 3364

( a.1382 ) countes, barones, seignours et citizeyns ové toute l’afforce de Frauns 34.30

4mil.assault:

( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) un afforce par espey et launce ii 200

5lawafforcement, strengthening (of argument):

( 1304 ) Sire, pur aforce etc., vous dioms q’il […] 32-33 Ed I 137

s._pl.

1mil.forces:

( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 ) Od grant asforz vus siwerunt 6049

prep._phr.

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1on account of:

( MS: s.xiii^3/3 ) J. de C. […] afforce de larroun fu resseu e recoilli (S) 65

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1horses equit.at full gallop:

( MS: s.xii^2/4 ) Sun cheval brochet, laiset curre a esforz 1197

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