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FEW: abbiberare 24,25a Gdf: embevrer 1 3,30a GdfC: ∅ TL: embevrer 3,44 DEAF: embevrer E108 DMF: emboivrer / embreuver TLF: embrever OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

embevrer; enbeiverir, enbeivrer; enbeverir, enbevrer; enboirer, enboiverer;
p.p. embeveré, enbeveri, enbevré

v.a.1to give to drink to ♦ to give to drink to ♦ to slake someone’s thirst ♦ to water (cattle etc.) 2to fill (with liquid) ♦ to imbibe, make absorb (liquid) ♦ to inundate (with) 3to plunge, sink (a blade)
v.absol.1to give to drink
v.n.1to drink 2to steep, become saturated with liquid
p.p._as_a.1drunk, inebriated
sbst._inf.1watering (of cattle)

v.a.

1to give to drink to:

( s.xiii^m; MS: c.1300 ) Kant avoie feim, vus me peustes, E kant avoie seif, vus m’enbeverastes 1898

♦fig.to give to drink to:

( 1354; MS: c.1360 ) jeo espoir q’elle me eit visitee de sa grace e enboiree (var. (C: s.xiv^ex) enbevree) de les preciouses boires 159

♦to slake someone’s thirst:

( c.1270; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) Neis uncore en sa grand seif, Nel poez vous enbeverer. Amer beivir li fu doné 91.713

♦livestockto water (cattle etc.):

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) ly Greu lur olifanz a l’ewe enbevererent 5778

( c.1292; MS: c.1300 ) de totes autres communes, si cum de foyer, pescher, enbeverer, chacer i 395

2to fill (with liquid):

( c.1200; MS: c.1300 ) Le hanap ad descoverclé (ms. descoverte), Del vin l’a primes enbeivré 574

♦to imbibe, make absorb (liquid):

( MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) de cel eawe enbeverez une unce de calce ovorum 381.15

♦fig.to inundate (with):

( 1273-82; MS: s.xiv^ex ) Coment sa (=J.C.’s) grant douzor endure D’estre embevree de leidure 2810

3weaponsto plunge, sink (a blade):

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) l'espee en l'escu cola E si parfund i enbevra Que Cesar ne l'en pout sachier 4064

( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 ) Enz en l’escu le brant cula, Desqu’en la bucle l’enbevera 3776

v.absol.

1to give to drink:

( c.1334; MS: s.xiv^m ) en les chanals des ewes ou l’en doit enboiverer 19.1

v.n.

1to drink:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) li lions e li urs, les tigres e li sengler Vendront a l’avespre[e] a cel[e] ewe abeiverer (var. (P: c.1310) a beverer), Ly dragon e li serpent beiverer e desporter 4892

2to steep, become saturated with liquid:

( MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) pernez leine ové la fume, si en feitez une pelote et la metez enz et la lessez bien enbeverer 214.84

p.p._as_a.

1drunk, inebriated:

( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 ) Ivere vus voi e abeveré 16629

( s.xiii^4/4; MS: 1315-25 ) Jo sui ja tant enbeverez Ke ben sui veir eniverez 1889

enbeveré de

1steeped in:

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiv^m ) si doynt le chien enmy la vys de cel ewispilon enbeveri de l’amertez de sa urine 33

2fig.filled, intoxicated with:

( MS: s.xiii^m ) Tant fu il enbevré del charnel ardur [...] 1208

sbst._inf.

1livestockwatering (of cattle):

( c.1292; MS: c.1300 ) Aucunes nusaunces [...] sicum de encrés de curtilage sour commune, ou de wayour, et de enbeverer as bestes i 279

abeverer beverer#1 enbeivre enbeverour

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