anientisser (1324-25)
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anientisser (1324-25)

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[ FEW: 7,87a *ne gentem; Gdf: 1,287c aneantiser; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF:  nïent (anientiser); DMF:  anéantiser; TLF: ∅; OED:  anientise v.; MED:  anientishen v.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
anienteser,  anientiser;  aneintiser;  anenticer;  aninteser,  anientuser  ii 82  

v.a.

1to destroy, kill: 
( 1324-25 )  les dit N. & ses compaignons sont en point d’estre mortz & anenticé de jour en autre  i 422
2to ruin: 
( 1393-94 )  issint est la dite Alice desheritee et anientissee  iii 327
( 1405-06; MS: s.xv1 )  le povere estat de dit Maistre J.R. et de son povere college, quelx sont en poynt d’estre anientisez […]  126.46
3to put an end to, stamp out: 
( 1406 )  pur ousteer et aninetiser toutz maners faulymes (l. fausymes)  ii 76

p.p._as_a.

1finan.financially ruined: 
( c.1405 )  sount si poverez et aneyntisez pour defaute de paiement  150
anienter 
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