assege (s.xii3/4)
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assege (s.xii3/4)

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[ FEW: *11,411b sedicare; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF:  siege (assiege); DMF:  assiège; TLF: ∅; OED:  assiege n.; MED:  as(s)ege n.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
assiege;  ensege,  ensiege  

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1mil.siege: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  De les aventures qe avindrent a l’assege de Tyre  p.45rubr
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  a ce q’il lessat l’assiege de Jerusalem  108.2
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  le assege del chastelle de M.  120.29
♦mil.ambush, ambuscade: 
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  E pres de illuc al un a l’autre partie en cheminans comune occasion est as assegez  115.23
mettre assege a
1mil.to besiege, lay siege to: 
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  ils mistrent assege a la toure (=of London) del part de seint Katerynes vers la south  142.27
remover, remuer l’assege
1mil.to lift the siege: 
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  le dit ensege removerent  12.12
( 1401; MS: s.xv1 )  pur remuer l’assiege mys entour la chastel de H.  301.13
tenir assege
1 mil. to besiege, lay siege: 
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 ) et noblement se contena, tenaunt le dit ensege tanqe le dite citee de Reyns a luy fuist rendue  40.26
sege 
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