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afubler (1155)
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afubler (1155)

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afublier,  afublir;  afebler;  enfubler  (affuber (l. affub[l]er))  
  FEW:  *affibulare 24,249a Gdf:  afubler 1,153c GdfC:  afubler 8,43c TL: afubler 1,201 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  affubler  TLF:  affubler  OED:  enfouble v.  MED:  enfoublen v.  DMLBS:  affibulare 48b

v.trans.

1costumeto don: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  (Matilda) un lincheul affuba (l. affub[l]a), sez anemis dechut  Rom de Rou wace i 7.127
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1275 )  Quant la chape afublee avoit  Resur (C) 471
( MS: s.xiii2 )  induit: enfubla  TLL ii 4
♦fig.to assume, put on, masquerade in: 
( 1302 )  Tut eyez vous afebly (l. afubly?) autri tenaunce en vostre persone par vostre garrantye com fiz, vous ne futes unqes seisi par descent  YBB 30-31 Ed I 57
2costumeto dress: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Le fist d'un mantel afubler  Rom de Rou wace i 274.3051
( MS: 1272-82 )  (J.C.) despoillés futes sovent, mal batu e mout pené, E afublé de mauntel vermail e des espines corouné  Ave J-C 4
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  Puys le afublierent d’un lynge drap  Passion BVM2 111.10
3to enter into: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  son cheval [...] tant le hasta du poindre d'um boiz out affublé  Rom de Rou wace i 65.1486

v.refl.

costumeto dress: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Des dras al pastur se afubla  Rom de Rou wace i 222.1650
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  Il s’est alé tost aturnier, Vestir, chaucer e afublier  S Edm Life ANTS 4136

p.p. as a.

costumedressed: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Mult estaient bien afublees, Bien vestues  Brut WACE 10407
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Montast le en son cheval, de purpre affublé (var. (P: c.1310) Montast en sunt (l. sun) cheval de porpre afolé)  Rom Chev ANTS 3754
♦(fully) dressed: 
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  vait od lui tut afublé, Si qe son mantel n’osta mie  Ipom BFR 487

p.pr. as a.

fig.protective: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1300 )  (After death) U sunt ces manteus Od ces riches peus Tant ben afublant?  Serm Royal 1344

sbst. inf.

costumedress: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Dun n’est l’alme plus ke manger E le cors plus ke l’afubler?  Mirur1 148vb1

See also:

fubler 
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