embesiller (1321-22)
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embesiller (1321-22)

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  FEW:  'maltraiter' (embesiller) 22/i,77b Gdf:  embeseiller 3,29a GdfC: ∅ TL: embes(e)illier 3,43 DEAF:  besil (embesillier)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  embezzle v.  MED:  embesilen v.  DMLBS:  imbesillare 1220c
embesceiler;  enbeciler,  enbesailler,  enbesceiler,  enbesciller,  enbeseiller,  enbeselir,  enbesiler,  abesilier  

v.a.

1lawto take away unlawfully, embezzle, steal, misappropriate: 
( 1327 )  [...] qe eux acomptent [...] d’ascunes vitailles le roi enbeseillez  175
( 1399 )  queux fynes et autres recordez […] sont traiez et embesceilez hors du tresorie le roy  iii 435
( 1433 )  lez customers et countrollours embesilent lez customes du roi  ii 288
2to destroy: 
( 1321-22 )  par procurement des ses adversaries, et pur (l. par) lour donaunt, les (=writs) ad ousté et abesilié  i 400
♦to wipe out, get rid of: 
( 1374 )  lour baillast cccc. marcz [...] pur enbeciler les tortz q’ils avoient faitz au roy  194
3to impair: 
( 1334 )  [...] par quei processe le droit le roy purra estre embesillé  ii 75
besiller 
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