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enfler (1121-25)

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The form emflir is a cross reference to the following entry:

enfler (1121-25)

einfler;  emfler,  emflier,  emflir;  empfler,  emphler  (enflour  38.40)  
  FEW:  inflare 4,672a Gdf:  enflé 3,150b GdfC:  enfler 9,463a TL: enfler 3,340 DEAF:  enfler  DMF:  enfler  TLF:  enfler  OED: MED: DMLBS:  inflare 1358a

v.trans.

pathol.to cause to swell
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Vermine i a de autre manere[s], As chiés sont et as paupieres, Les euz lor enfle et manjue  156.213

v.intrans.

1 to swell up, become bulky
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) Ne puis vomir pur le quivere (=molten copper) Que cil (=the devils in Hell) la me firent beivre; Puis enfle fort, e li quirs tent; Anguisus sui  1423
pathol.to swell (up)
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Qui il (=snakes) alquant poindrunt Eneslepas murunt, E alquant enflerunt Puis a lunc tens murrunt  1665
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  De l'eue (=which is poisoned) but, emprés enfla, Teinst e nerci, sempres fina  8995
( MS: 1272-82 )  Cel mal conustrez en le oysel qant aprés esbatement li enfle la teste  85D
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  sa face comença d’engroser e emflyr moult gros  32.18
2marit.(of sea) to swell, rise
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Et la mer comence a emfler Et a creistre et a meller  235
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  La mer emfla del vent cruel  262.205
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin )  (the wind) Horriblement la (=the sea) fist emfler  860
3emotionto swell with pride
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  homme par chastel enfle e monte en orgoil du quer  44.7
4emotionto swell, seethe with anger
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  De curuz e de marrement Suspira mult parfundement; Mult suspira e mult emfla  14069
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiiex )  Tant cum la cape out fublé, De ire esteit tut dis enflé  3047
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  (Covetousness) fet home emfler par grossur de quer vers son preosme  109

v.refl.

emotionto grow indignant
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Les seneschaus mult se trublerent E vers cel trechur mult se enflerent  4740

p.pr. as a.

pathol.swelling up
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xivin )   (ed. the gangrenous clerk:) Soul giseit si feitement, Deguerpi de tote gent Tot denflent (l. enflent) et tot pulent Et moltz dolurousement  39.75

p.p. as a.

1pathol.swollen up
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Emflé aveit e pez e meins  401
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Le col out emflé trop ledement De une maladie ke apelent gent Equinancie  39.45
2puffed up
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  pur sun sens ert tant enflez K’il ne volt ver veritez  145vb14
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  kar quer enflé e hautein e gros eslevé par orgoil come monteine  5.25
3boastful
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  tumido sermone: enflé parole  ii 9
4emotionangry, indignant
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Uten fu alques endeigniee, Alques enflee e corociee  464
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  De ses orgoillus diz est Alisandre enflez  774
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  L’abesse [...] De maltalent emflee mut [...] a li ala; En tel maniere l’araisuna  315.418
aver le coer enflé
emotion to seethe with anger, be indignant
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Li reis, ki out le quer enflé, Androgeum ad deffié  4384
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Rou fu de mout grant ire, mout out le cuer enflé  i 41.736

See also:

enenflesce  enenflir  tresenflé 
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