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emblee (1121-25)
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The form emblette is a cross reference to the following entry:

emblee (1121-25)

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

sg. and pl.

(en, par) emblee, emblees, emblez
1by stealth: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Tut en emblee donc chevacherent  GAIMAR1 3074
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  eis vos uns lerres gloutons Une nuet venant en emblees  Dial Greg SATF 11421
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1335 )  E puis se (l. le) fist tut vif escorcher enblee  Legendary 105.299
2by stealing, theft: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  N’out dunt vivere, mes en emblette De pore gent tut envirun Sustint sei  Mir N-D 91.14
prendre en emblee, enblees
to steal: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Mist (=the Devil) l’en talent prendre an emblet De l’or qu’il vit la ensemblet  S Brend mup 311
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  un fiz mort deled mei culchad e le mien en emblees prist  Liv Reis1 117
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  uns homs [...] prist en emblees de la chose entredite  Joshua Sermons ii 25
( 1304 )  [...] tut fut ensci [...] qe J. soun frere ust pris (=wood) par emblez saunz estre degagé  YBB 32-33 Ed I 263
pur emblée
on account of theft: 
( c.1155; MS: s.xii3/3 )  De entercement de vif aveir, kil voldra clamer pur embled  Leis Will ANTS 21

See also:

embler1  emblure 
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