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encloer1 (s.xii3/4)
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encloer1 (s.xii3/4)

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encloier,  enclower,  encluer  
  FEW:  clavus 2/i,770b Gdf:  encloer 3,107a GdfC:  encloer 9,453a TL: enclöer 3,214 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  enclouer 1  TLF: ∅ OED:  encloy v.  MED:  encloien v.  DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to nail: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  En som le plus haut mont ad .ii. arbres levé; La sus les ont pendu e forment encloé  3767
( s.xii4/4; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Par esguart le crucifierent E meins e piez li encloerent  750
♦to fasten, attach: 
( 1369-70 )  [...] et puis fust mandé a lui pur remuer et enclower sur .i. novel corps et les clowes furent soudez d’esteym  124
2to grip, grasp: 
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  (the dragon) durement le avoit de sa powe encloee parmy le hauberc  48.5

p.p. as a.

accloyed: 
( MS: s.xiv2/4 )  Cil q’ad les peez igneaux a coure a mauvoitez E au servise Dieu tout jours enclowez [...]  60

sbst. inf.

1coll.nails: 
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 )  Le cofyn del char ou (=with) le enclouer, Bele promesse [...]  31
2accloy (pricking of a horse’s foot by shoe-nail): 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  Pur encloyer de chyval, pernez [...]  582

See also:

clouer1 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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