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encontre2 (s.xii1)
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encontre2 (s.xii1)

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encountre,  encuntre  
  FEW:  contra 2/ii,1113b Gdf:  encontre 1 3,114a GdfC: ∅ TL: encontre 2 3,234 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  encontre 1  TLF: ∅ OED:  encounter n.  MED:  encountre n.  DMLBS: ∅

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1meeting: 
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Entre Tristran e Kaherdin L’encuntre attendent el chimin  Trist thomas2 2187
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  D’autrepart soloient ascuns divinours crere en sors [...] ascuns en estrenes, e es primers encontres  Mir Just 16
2mil.encounter, battle: 
( c.1335; MS: s.xivm )  passerent avant en la terre d’Escoz pur encountrer lour enemis, meis ils ne troverent nul encountre  Anon Chr2 154
( 1343-50 )  le roy s’en ala ové son host [...] et [...] nul encountre ne avoit  Cron Lond1 45.11
3opposite: 
( 1381 )  qe punissement soit duement fait a les faisours de l’ encontre  Rot Parl1 iii 115
4opposition: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  esdrece de vers (l. devers) l’encuntre pur mei e esguarde (Latin: surge ex adverso pro me)  Camb Ps 100.LVIII.4
( c.1335; MS: s.xivm )  moltz des gentz d’armes [...] passerent avant [...] pur encountrer lour enemis, meis ils ne troverent nul encountre  Anon Chr2 154
bone encuntre
good fortune: 
( 1396; MS: c.1400 )  Dieux vous doint bon jour et bonne encontre  Man lang1 79
( 1396; MS: c.1412 )  je pri a Dieu qu’il vous donne bonne encontre  Man lang2 151.3
mal encontre
trouble, bad reception: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Les porz firent issi cil trei prelat guaitier; Mal encontre voleient lur pere apareillier  Becket1 4640
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