emblee (1121-25)
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emblee (1121-25)

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[ FEW: 4,804b involare; Gdf: 3,32a emblee /3,31c emblé; GdfC: 9,432b emblee; TL: 3,48 emblee; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  emblée; TLF:  emblée (d'); OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
emblé,  embléd,  emblet,  emblette;  emblees,  embleie,  embleis,  emblez;  enblee  

sg._and_pl.

(en, par) emblee, emblees, emblez
1by stealth: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Tut en emblee donc chevacherent  3074
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  eis vos uns lerres gloutons Une nuet venant en emblees  11421
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1335 )  E puis se (l. le) fist tut vif escorcher enblee  105.299
2by stealing, theft: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  N’out dunt vivere, mes en emblette De pore gent tut envirun Sustint sei  91.14
prendre en emblee, enblees
1to steal: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Mist (=the Devil) l’en talent prendre an emblet De l’or qu’il vit la ensemblet  311
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  un fiz mort deled mei culchad e le mien en emblees prist  117
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  uns homs [...] prist en emblees de la chose entredite  ii 25
( 1304 )  [...] tut fut ensci [...] qe J. soun frere ust pris (=wood) par emblez saunz estre degagé  32-33 Ed I 263
pur emblée
1on account of theft: 
( c.1155; MS: s.xii3/3 )  De entercement de vif aveir, kil voldra clamer pur embled  21
embler#1  emblure 
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