agenuiller (s.xii1)
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agenuiller (s.xii1)

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  FEW:  genuculum 4,114a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  agenouillier 8,45c TL: agenoillier 1,208 DEAF:  genoil (agenoillier) G500 / genoil (agenoillir) G502 DMF:  agenouiller  TLF:  agenouiller  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
ageneler,  ageniller,  agenoiler,  agenoiller,  agenuillier,  agenuler,  agenuller;  ajenoiller,  ajonoiller,  ajunuiler  

v.a.

1 to bring to one’s knees: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  taunt siwi sun cop qu’il est ajonoillé  2637

v.n.

1 to kneel (down): 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Venez, aorums e agenuillums  99.94.6
( MS: 1272-82 )  alez a moustier devaunt le auter e ajunuilez  256
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  Al Veni Creator abeissez ou agenoillez  14.36
faire agenoiler
1 to bring to one's knees: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  Tant l'estuna k'il le fist agenuiller  1443
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  En l’escu le colp descendi […] Gui fist agenoiller, Mes il salt sus tost come ber, Al quer en ad mult grant ire […] ‘Unc pur colp de chevaler Mes ne m’avint agenoiller’  8534
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiiex )  Un son compaignun premer [...] Par vertu fist agenuler  991

v.refl.

1 to kneel (down): 
( c.1135; MS: 1267-68 )  A la terre s'ajenoilla, Mains estendues, si ora  25.317 (A)
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 )  A geneillous s’agenoillerent E targes e escuz drescierent  11424
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Vit cum a la croiz Auban s’agenoilla  412
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xivin )  Lui clers seest agenulé, En orisons ses meins tendy  43.396
( MS: s.xivm )  je mey ageneleray quinze feze devant vostre ymage  150
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  ly Juy [...] s’agenulerent en luy escarnisant et en disant: 'Ave rex Judeorum'  104

p.p._as_a.

1 kneeling, on one's knees: 
( 1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  En Magor la cité Est un cerf tresgeté […] Devant del destre pié i est agenuillé  1014
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Mes li uns des messages [...] A la pape jura sur sainz, agenuilliez  1067
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Devant lui sunt agenullé  3707
agenuillement  engenuiller  esgenuiller  genuiller 
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