encovir (1155)

encovir (1155)

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  FEW:  cupere 2/ii,1551b Gdf:  encovir 3,120c GdfC: TL: encovir 3,261 DEAF:  covir (encovir)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:
encuvir  

v.a.

1 to desire, crave, long for
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Unches plus bel pais ne vi. Jo l'ai a tun ues encuvi  5926
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Cil unt la terre recuillie, Ki mult l’aveient encovie  13642
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  La niece Soliman avoit mult encovie, Volentiers la preist, s’ele li fust offrie  1335
covir 
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encovir