empoverir (s.xiiex)
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empoverir (s.xiiex)

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  FEW:  pauper 8,58b Gdf:  empovrir 3,70a GdfC: ∅ TL: empoverir 3,129 DEAF:  povre (empovrir)  DMF:  empauvrir  TLF: ∅ OED:  impover v.  MED:  empoveren v.  DMLBS: ∅
empoverer,  empourir,  empouvrir,  empovrir;  enpoverer,  enpoverir,  enpoverrir,  enpovrer;  enporir,  enpovrir  

v.a.

1statusto impoverish, make poor: 
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  pauperare .i. enpoverir  147.129
( 1326-27 )  par quoi la commune des countees ad esté grantement chargé et enpoverie  i 256 vii
( 1405; MS: s.xv1 )  dount jeo sieu grauntement empoverez  364.16
( 1427 )  ils sount grantement enpoveriz  187

v.n.

1statusto impoverish, fall into poverty: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiim )  Muabletez veons molt avenir, [...] Povre monter e le riche enpovrir  79
( 1347 ) [...] depuis q'ils empoverissent de jour en altre par les ditz meschiefs  ii 187

v.refl.

1statusto impoverish, fall into poverty: 
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiim )  Pur acheison de li (=Thais) sovent s’enpovrerent (var. s’enpovrirent; enpoverirent)  6
apoverir  emporisshement  empoveriser  empoverissement  espoverir  poveri  povre#1 
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