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enticement (1150-70)
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The form atissement is a cross reference to the following entry:

enticement (1150-70)

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entichement,  entiscement,  entisement,  entissement  (anticement );
pl. enticemens,  entiscemenz  
  FEW:  kis- 2/ii,711a Gdf:  enticement 3,264b / entisement 3,266b GdfC: ∅ TL: enticement 3,597 DEAF:  enticier (enticement)  DMF:  enticement  TLF: ∅ OED:  enticement n.  MED:  enticement n.  DMLBS: ∅

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incitement, instigation, coaxing: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Li paisant e li vilain [...], Ne sai par cui entichement Ne ki l’esmut premierement, [...] Unt tenu plusurs parlemenz  Rom de Rou wace i 191.821
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Ço fud par vostre entisement; Jon avrai ben le vengement  Trist thomas2 1332
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Il aurat les deus d’or e d’argent, Si funt sa gent par son entiscement  Anc Test (B) 17349
( 1216-25; MS: s.xiiim )  (those) ki aveint murdri Edmund par l’anticement Edric  Reis Britt2 23
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiiex ) Par mensu[n]ge de la gent E par maveise entisement Esteit Richard [...] Auques mellé al rei Henris  Dermot2 2244
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Le fole roy de Escoce [...] Par l’enticement de son fals barné, Encountre son homage, encountre sa fealté [...]  LANGTOFT thiol2 289.628
♦encouragement: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Fraunceys trova l’enticement De Deu amer mut tendrement  S Fran ANTS 3947
♦enticement, temptation: 
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  Si […] Nus guard il (=J.C.) del diable e (de) sun enticement  GUISCH 845
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  fausine e l’enticement a mal fere  Ancren2 189.24
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 ) les dis reis [...] Tuz unt un cunseil e un entiscement — Del munde e del deable e de male gent— Pur conquere aveir e a tort e a dreit De lur sugés e de autres  Apoc giffard 3245

See also:

atisement  enticer  ticement 
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