aforce1 (1190-1210)
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aforce1 (1190-1210)

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  FEW:  fortia *3,726a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  force 1 (aforce)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
afforce,  asforz (l. afforz)  

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1mil.force(s), army: 
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Od grant asforz (l. afforz) vus siwerunt  6049
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  countes, barones, seignours et citizeyns ové toute l’afforce de Frauns  34.30
2lawafforcement, strengthening (of argument): 
( 1304 )  Sire, pur aforce etc., vous dioms q’il […]  32-33 Ed I 137
aforce de
1(='a force de') on account of: 
( MS: s.xiii3/3 )  J. de C. […] afforce de larroun fu resseu e recoilli  (S) 65
aforceement#1  aforcement#1  aforcer#1  aforcible  aforciblement  enforce#1  esforce#1  force#1 
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