engrosser2 (s.xii2/4)
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engrosser2 (s.xii2/4)

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  FEW:  *grossia 4,273a Gdf:  engrossier 3,183a GdfC:  engrosser 9,468a TL: engroissier 3,412 DEAF:  gros (engrossier) G1492 DMF:  engrosser  TLF:  engrosser  OED:  engross v.  MED:  engrossen v.  DMLBS:  ingrossare 1373b
engrocer,  engroisser,  engroissir,  engroser,  engrossier,  engrossir  

v.a.

1to fatten, make (a body or part of it) 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, produce a formal and final copy of (a legal document) (in large and legible writing): 
( 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

v.n.

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, copied in formal and final legal document (in large and legible writing): 
( 1314 )  fuit graunté par la court qe la fin engrossereit  Ed II xvi 205

v.refl.

1 to elongate oneself, increase one's physical size: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) Il esgarda Golias qui si se prise, Qui les Hebreus retat de coardise, I s’engrossist d’ire e de hardement, L’espiriz deu trestut son cors esprent  (B) 6894
♦to puff oneself up, aggrandize oneself: 
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  vus ne vus devez engrosser, De vertue nul enorguller  7398
2lawto be engrossed, copied in formal and final legal document (in large and legible writing): 
( 1303 )  nemy countre esteaunt cel disbate q’il mist en la fin, la fin se engrossi  30-31 Ed I 359

p.p._as_a.

1 visibly pregnant, big with child: 
( MS: c.1300 ) E l’abesse jadis engrossee Par vus, ma dame, fu deliveree  289r
2emotion(of heart) heavy, downcast: 
( c.1335; MS: s.xivm )  les coers d’ascuns gentz furent grantement engrossez, q’ils ne savoient qei faire  126
engrossé devers
1emotionangry with: 
( 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

inf._as_s.

1lawengrossing, production of a formal and final copy of a legal document (in large and legible writing): 
( 1304 )  par l’engrosser sei anentissent e bref e note  32-33 Ed I 315
( 1400-01 )  De l’engrosser des bosoignes du parlement  iii 457
agrosser  engrossement  engrosser#1  engrossure  esgrosser  grosser#2 
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