enveisure (1150-70)

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enveisure (1150-70)

[ FEW: 4,803a *invitiare; Gdf: 3,320b envoiseure; GdfC: ; TL: 3,730 envoisëure; DEAF: ; DMF:  envoisure; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
envaisure,  enveisur;  envisure,  envoiseure,  envoisure;  eveisure;  emveisure,  esveisure;  aveisure, 
pl. enveisurus  147  

s.

1emotionjoy, gladness
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Car joie e envoisure est doel as envius  19
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  (J.C.) Li rois de tote envoiseure  132
2fun, lightheartedness
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  E puis vunt el palés mangier, E demeinnent trestut le jur En emveisure e en baldur  1887
( MS: c.1200 )  repairer a grant laesce Et a grant joie senz tristesce En lur pais a envaisure  (G2) 102
merry-making
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Un jur avint que Samson s’enveisa [...]. A l’enveisure survint une meschine [...]  (B) 4644
amusing tale
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  pur vus dedure Vus cunterai une l’enveisure  2
jesting, joke, trick
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Ci n’ad mestier folie, Ne gab, ne l’enveisure, ne nule lecherie  177
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Il unt mandé Samson desqu’al paleis Pur fere de lui un enveisure (var. (B: s.xiii3/4) envisure) e jugleis  (E) 5167
3emotionpleasure
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Dites li qu’ore li suvenge Des emveisures, des deduiz Qu’eumes jadis jors e nuiz  2484
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Ne quiert deduit n’enveisure Fors la bataille forte e dure  4293
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1300 )  Celes enveisures U sunt? Peines dures En unt li amant  1375
4lasciviousness
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  En lur asemblee n’ad delit ne l’enveisure. Naturelment le font en entente d’engendrure  C 142
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Lecherie, enveisure & legertez  147.39
5allurement, enticement
( MS: s.xiii2 )  illicebris: (C) enveysurs  ii 69
6delight, beautiful object
( c.1192; MS: c.1275 )  [...] acun present De beaublés e d’enveisure  12.Y79
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  La veist l’um, qui volt, les enveisures E les merveilles qui sunt as entaillures  (E) 13066
par enveisure
1emotionwith a glad heart, joyfully
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin )  Par geu le fis e enveisure  992
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Si ne le lerrum par dreiture, Nus li treperum par enveisure E compaignie li frum  114.50
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Tut le (=the pain of love) preng par enveysure  250
in a lighthearted manner, playfully
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Samsun respunt uncore par enveisure  (E) 5082
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