envenir (1121-25)
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envenir (1121-25)

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[gdw]

  FEW:  venire 14,245a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF:  envenir  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  invenire 1464b

p.pr. envenant,  envenaunt  

v.n.

1 to achieve, succeed: 
( 1293 )  […] par quey vous ne envendrez  (ed. en vendrez) poynt. -- B. Vous ne avendrez poynt  20-21 Ed I 445
envenir a (+inf.)
1 to come to: 
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  assembla graunt noumbre des gentz […] envenant (l. =en venant?) a freindre la sege  17.4
envenir vers
1 to reach, come to: 
( 1330 )  l’ost des Franceys, qe estoit adonqes envenant (l. =en venant?) vers les dites parties  199
( c.1335; MS: s.xivm )  dromontz qi feurent envenantz (l. =en venants?) vers Engleterre  100

v.refl.

1 to reach, come to: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) Ci ai estet grant e lunc tens, E ça m'envinc par Deu asens  1540

p.pr._as_a.

1 (forth)coming, next: 
( 1346 )  […] d’estre gardein pur l’an envenant  14
avenir  esvenir  venir 
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