enconvenir (s.xiii1)
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enconvenir (s.xiii1)

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  FEW:  convenire 2/ii,1128a Gdf:  enconvenir 3,116a GdfC: ∅ TL: encovenir 3,261 DEAF:  covenir (encovenir)  DMF:  enconvenir  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
encovenir,  encuvenir; 
p.p. enconvent,  encovent  

v.a.

1 to agree on, come to an agreement about: 
( 1337 ) le quel dit et ordenance nous promettons et avoms encovent loialment et sour nostre foi real a tenir et acomplier pleinement  ii 15.17
( 1337 ) nous l'en aquiterons et deliveruns bonement, au terme ke nous avons enconvent de faire  ii 984
( 1340 )  nous avons encovent et promis au nostre cousin [...] que [...]  666

v.impers.

1to be necessary: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  perdi la sue force [...] e si l’encuvint morir  ii 31
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Vous ne devez ublier K'il encovent aver grenchouns (M.E. lathyes)  969
aconvenir  convenir 
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