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enchantement (s.xii1/3)

enchantement (s.xii1/3)

enchauntement  (eschantement)  
  FEW:  incantare 4,618b Gdf:  enchantement 1 3,92b GdfC:  enchantement 9,450a TL: enchantement 3,183 DEAF:  enchanter (enchantement)  DMF:  enchantement  TLF:  enchantement  OED:  enchantment n.  MED:  enchauntement n.  DMLBS:  incantamentum 1286b

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1enchantment, sorcery
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Corallus est pere [...]: Ele destruit enchantement  Lapid 216.363
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  L’un dit a l’autre qui ço veit Que ço esteit enchantement Que cil faiseit devant la gent  GAIMAR1 5285
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Saul aveit osted de la terre ces ki s’entremeteient de enchantement e de sorcerie  Liv Reis1 55
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Par enchantement d’A. e les charmes e diz Est la nostre creance e poples maubailliz  S Aub 887
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Ke Deus entent a fere Par sort ne dais enquere Ne par enchauntement  CATO ANON ANTS 497
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 ) D'autrepart soloient ascuns divinours crere en sors, ascuns en songes [...] ascuns enchantement e charmes  Mir Just 16
2riddle, absurd formula
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Ne purroit estre pruvé par argument Ke un fust trois, e trois un senglement. Desore guerpis le tun eschantement, Despuis ke droitz ne raisuns n’i assent  S Aub 195
faire enchantement
to practise magic
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Iceste piere valt granment A cels ki font enchantement  Lapid 30.74
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  gent Ki funt enchantement, Ki.l volent encanter, Prendre e enginner [...]  Best ants 1620
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Merlin fist ses enchantemenz  Brut WACE 8727
( 1401 )  ils verroient par nigramancie et enchantement faire ou oyntement  King’s Bench vii 113
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enchantement