engrever (s.xiii2/4)
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engrever (s.xiii2/4)

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  FEW:  gravare 4,261b Gdf:  engrever 3,182a GdfC: ∅ TL: engrever 3,411 DEAF:  grever (engrever) G1364 DMF:  engrever  TLF: ∅ OED:  engrieve v.  MED:  engreven v.  DMLBS:  ingravare 1 1371c
 

v.a.

1to oppress: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  les felones pensent touz jours coment il poent les simples gentz enginer (var. (B: c.1330) engrever) e meffer  68
( 1400 )  ils sont […] en poynt […] d’estre destruez […] par lour ennemys […] si assiduelment les engrevantz noet et jour  272
♦to crush, get the better of: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Kar seinte tens e seint liu, ure e (l. urer? = praying, prayer) en ordré manere engrevent mut le pecché  574.30
agrever  engrevement  grever#1 
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