enviz (c.1136-65)
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enviz (c.1136-65)

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[ FEW: 4,803b invitus; Gdf: 3,318b envis 1; GdfC: ∅; TL: 3,724 enviz; DEAF: ∅; DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 1470c invite ]
enviis,  envis;  anviz,  ennuiz (l. ennviz)  147.21,  envitz  (A) 38,  enwitz  85.27  

adv.

1unwillingly: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiim )  Pur le sunge qu’ot veu si i alot enviz  (O) 4665
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  A l’empereur ad congié pris, Mais il lui dona mult enviz  2940
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Kaunt le frere, tut feyst enviz, Le ledenga enmy sun vys  2421
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  De venir enviz  (ed. enuiz) (var. (BN: s.xivin) en nuiz) a mostier  110.8
♦with difficulty: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Astronomiens [...], Des meillurs truvriez enviz  184
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Enviz troverez & l’un & l’el, Servir le secle & Deu del cel  127.51
a enviz
1unwillingly: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  A tels ert grant mestier de criz, Kar il l’o[ei]ent a enviz  1080
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Li dolent a enviz i vait  6361
aveir enviz
1to find irksome: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Li abbes ad commandé [...] Ke de la cordele seit delié le cors, E cil le funt tantost, ne le unt pas envis  23.135
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