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empleindre (1165-80 (?))
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empleindre (1165-80 (?))

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emplaindre;  enplaindre  (epleindre)  
  FEW:  plangere 9,17a Gdf:  emplaindre 3,63c GdfC: ∅ TL: emplaindre 3,113 DEAF:  plaindre (emplaindre)  DMF:  emplaindre  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.intrans.

to complain: 
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  par ceo acreist la dolur, Dunt plusur amant mult emplainent  ADGAR3 240.37
♦ law to complain, bring a complaint: 
( 1303 )  qe les ditz abbé e covent n’eyent encheson de returner autrefoiz a nous enpleinant  Reg Kellawe iv 516

v.refl.

lawto complain, bring a complaint: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  De lui s’enplainstrent [...] A la pape cil clerc romain  Dial Greg SATF 1482
( 1292-93 )  Estephene [...] s’enpleynt a les Justices [...] de Richard  Sel Bills Eyre 48
( 1303 )  (no freeman shall be obliged to come to the hall-moot, unless he wishes) epleindre (l. empleindre) sei a ascun vileyne  Reg Kellawe iii 63
( 1315 )  Robert [...] porta un replegiare vers Johan [...] et s’enpleint qe atort avoient pris ses avers  YBB Ed II xix 23
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