enchair (1121-25)
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enchair (1121-25)

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  FEW:  cadere *2/i,24a Gdf:  enchair 3,91a / encheoir 3,100c GdfC: ∅ TL: enchëoir 3,200 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  enchoir  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
enchaeir,  enchaer,  encheir  

v.n.

1to fall: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Vient enchair as pez Brandan  657
♦to arise, occur: 
( 1316 )  quaunt possibiletés enchesunt home les pledera solom q’il chesunt de ley  Ed II xx 84
2lawto become liable to a penalty: 
( s.xii )  s’il fussent ataint k’il ne l’eussent fait, si fussent enchaet a sa were  ii 57
3lawto fail (in trial by oath etc.): 
( s.xii )  l’em lui doit esgarder k’il s’en defende soi setim main, et s’il enchiet [...]  i 47
( c.1260; MS: c.1275 )  kar sy vous enchaytez tote la curt encheet  100
enchair de
1to incur: 
( 1327 )  avantprise dont Loundreis encheent qui pernent prises avant le Roi  1035
enchair en
1to fall on: 
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  Nuls ne se pout estortre vifs, Ke il en lur glaive ne chaissent (var. (B: s.xiv2/4) lur glayme encheisent )  2139 (var.)
2to fall into: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Foirent devant la meie face fosse, e enchairent en li  75.56.9
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Tote joie (l. En tote joie) e tote leesce devez  (ed. deuez) vus  (ed. uus) tenir de enchair  (ed. en chair) e a diverces  (ed. diuerces) temptacions (var. (BN: s.xivin) enchair en diverses temptacions)  266.16

p.p._as_a.

1fallen: 
(1420)  considerez les fiblesce et poverté des gents […], es queux eles sont encheiez  iv 123
♦fallen (into sin), guilty: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Kar andui serrunt enchaeit Se cil nes delivret ki deit  3999
2dilapidated, in ruins: 
( 1414 )  la greindre partie des hospitalx […] sont encheiez  iv 19
achair  chair 
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