1(of (part of) body) to fatten, make fat or thicker:
(
1266-1300;
MS: c.1300
)
useras suffumigations d’erbes acordans al tens et a ta complexion, car ce oivre les clostures de la cervelle, le col et les bras
engrosist
240.S35.10
2merch.to engross, buy up in advance:
(
1353
)
qe nul marchant engleis n’
engrosse ne forstalle vins en Gascoigne
i 331 v
(
1363
)
les marchantz nommez
grossers engrossent toutes maneres de marchandises vendables
ii 277
3lawto engross (a document):
(
1328
)
qe les accomptes en l’escheqier soient plus briefment oiez, faitz et
engrossez
ii 22
(
1377
)
lour fees pur fyns
engrosser
iii 20
(
1433
)
icelles
(=records) engroceront et enscriveront
iv 474
1
to become larger, expand:
(
1155;
MS: s.xiiex
)
L'ire munta e engroissa, La guerre crut e espeissa
14625
♦
pathol.to swell (up):
(
c.1240;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
piles engrossissent […] e mut s’estrainunt e funt grant dulur
i 81
(
s.xivin;
MS: 1312-40
)
sa face comença d’
engroser e emflyr
32.18
♦
to become visibly pregnant, big with child:
(
s.xii2/4;
MS: s.xiii2/4
)
De jor en jor li tens passa, Li fiz crut, la mere engrossa
880
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
La dame
engrossist, al vis fu tote teinte
300
(
s.xivin;
MS: s.xiv1
)
La dame conceust tost aprés E
engrossit
12.209
♦
to grow fat:
(
c.1285;
MS: c.1312
)
e les chivaus manguent le meuz la paille [...] e
engrosysent le meuz
332
♦
marit.(of the sea, waves, etc.) to swell, heave:
(
s.xii3/3;
MS: s.xiiim
)
Gires veit la nef periller E la mer braire e
engrosser
794
(
c.1275;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Un autre jur ensurt tempeste […]; Les undes
engrossyrent
7432
2lawto be engrossed:
(
1314
)
fuit graunté par la court qe la fin
engrossereit
Ed II xvi 205
1to become puffed up:
(
1260-70;
MS: s.xiv1
)
vus ne vus devez
engrosser, De vertue nul enorguller
7398
2lawto be engrossed:
(
1303
)
nemy countre esteaunt cel disbate q’il mist en la fin, la fin se
engrossi
30-31 Ed I 359
1emotionangry:
(
1312
)
les countes et barons, devers queux lour seignour le Roi est
engrossi
674
(
1312
)
ont entenduz par ditz des gentz, qe notre seigneour le roi est
engrossi devers eux et devers lur alies et aerdaunz
210.4
2fig.emotionheavy:
(
c.1335;
MS: s.xivm
)
les coers d’ascuns gentz furent grantement
engrossez, q’ils ne savoient qei faire
126
1lawengrossing (of a document):
(
1400-01
)
De l’
engrosser des bosoignes du parlement
iii 457
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