enducir (s.xii4/4)
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enducir (s.xii4/4)

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  FEW:  dulcis 3,176a Gdf:  endoucir 3,133c GdfC: ∅ TL: endoucir 3,291 DEAF:  douz (endoucir)  DMF:  endoucir  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
endoucer,  endoucir,  enducer,  enducyr;  endulcir;  enduzer  

v.a.

1to sweeten, give a sweet, desirable flavour to: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Pur miel faire, dunt mun desir Me vienge, a ma buche enducir  5724
( MS: s.xiiiex ) Le miel enducera la lange  26.7
( MS: c.1325 ) E pur enducer le beyre metés un poy de sucre ou licoris pur se que plusures sunt gagé de beyre amer choses  126.431
♦ fig. to sweeten, make pleasant, delightful: 
( s.xii4/4; MS: s.xii4/4 ) De la duçur ke vient de lui =God Est quanque illoc =in Heaven ad endulci  2294
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  politis affatibus dulcare .i. enducer  145.106
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Ke femme ad bone, Deus en mercie, Mult poet enducir sa vie  238.12
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm ) Il endouce sa parole  49
2to calm, soothe: 
( MS: s.xiii-s.xiv )  Quant jeo pens de Jhesu Crist, Le penser mun quer enducist  174.2
3to desalinate, remove salt from (water): 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  il endoucist les ewes salez qe lui entrent en bouche  66

v.absol.

1fig.to sweeten, make pleasant, delightful: 
( MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Cest amur esprent dulcement si endulcist estrangement  106

v.n.

1 to become sweet: 
( MS: s.xivin ) N’i =in the soul a duresce ke n’enmolist, Ne amertume ke n’enducist  176.80
♦fig.to be sweet, pleasant, delightful: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Le nun Deu mut ly enducyst  4563
2to soften: 
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  (In spring) Le corps de homme enducist, le ayr enbelist  352

inf._as_s.

1 sweetening, giving a sweet, desirable flavour to: 
( MS: s.xv ) E pur enduzer metetz licoriz suffisament  149.E344
aducir  duz 
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