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atisement (c.1170)
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atisement (c.1170)

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aticement,  atissement,  attisement  (actichement (l. attichement)  Bor Cust i 13)  
  FEW:  titio 13/i,358a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  atisement 8,229b TL: atisement 1,643 DEAF:  tison (atisement)  DMF:  attisement  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1incitement, instigation, coaxing: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Or li est çoe a quoer mut grant atisement De lui encore amer plus angoissusement  Horn 849
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  par destreser ou par aticement de enemis  Mir Just 157
( c.1300 ) les bailliffs doivent damander par leur office coment et en quele maniere il est coupable, com lui defendant, ou par jeu, ou par hayne, ou par couroche, ou par yveresche, ou par tencion entre eaus, ou par actichement (l. attichement) de nul autre  Bor Cust 13
♦enticement, temptation: 
( s.xii2; MS: c.1200 ) si est temptatio mult perillose cose, car ço est ars de diable et atisemenz de toz pechiez et de toz mals  Psalter Comment 207.776
( 1275; MS: c.1282 )  par atissement del maufé  Plac Cor (C) 17
( MS: c.1335 ) le tiers movement Est en nus par le Deble e par sun atisement  Harley Complete i 60.951
2challenge (to a fight): 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Mais sur sei defendant le fist Uwan a un turneiement, Qui pris fu par atissement  Gui War 1650

See also:

atis  atiser  enticement 
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