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emprisoner (1215)
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emprisoner (1215)

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emprizoner,  emprisuner;  enprisoner,  enprisonner,  enprisuner;  enpresoner;  imprisoner  (amprisoner Sel Bills Eyre 9 ),
(p.p. enprisongi)  
  FEW:  prehensio 9,355b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  emprisoner 9,446b TL: emprisoner 3,140 DEAF:  prison (emprisoner)  DMF:  emprisonner  TLF:  emprisonner  OED:  imprison v.  MED:  emprisonen v.  DMLBS:  imprisonare 1270a

v.trans.

to imprison: 
( 1215; MS: 1226 )  [N]uls frans hom ne sera pris, ne emprisoné  Magna Carta 360.39
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  Sa gent reint e enprisune  S Edw paris ANTS 5169
( 1278 )  Richard ke rien ne seut de ceo trespas, fut pris, e en la ville de Kermerden imprisoné  Rot Parl1 i 1

p.p. as a.

imprisoned: 
( MS: s.xivin )  Ihesu, vous estes haut assis, E jeo mult bas enprisongis  Dulcis Harley 90.2

p.p. as s.

prisoner: 
( 1215; MS: 1226 )  (safe-conduct excludes) li emprisoné, e li utlagié solon la lei del regne, e la gent ki contre nos guerroie  Magna Carta 360.42
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  pensez nekedent sicom li enprisonez voudroit penser  Ancren2 221.7

sbst. inf.

imprisonment: 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiiex )  Saphir [...] desturne homme de emprisuner  Lapid 120
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  Gueitez fu d’enprisuner, Ne fu seur nis eu muster  S Edw paris ANTS 1429
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