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enbruncher (s.xii2/4)

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

enbruncher (s.xii2/4)

embroncher,  embronchier;  enbroncher,  enbrouncher,  enbruncer,  enbrunchier  (enbrancher  S Edm Life ANTS 562 enbrunker)  
  FEW:  *bruncus *1,564a Gdf:  embronchier 1 3,42a GdfC: TL: embronchier 3,70 DEAF:  bronchier (embronchier)  DMF:  embroncher  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

v.trans.

1 to force down, make bow
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  A guise de hardi vassal Corut Henguist prendre al nasal, A sei le traist, si l'enbruncha  Brut WACE 7813
2to bow, hang (one’s head)
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Li amiralz en ad le helme enclin E en aprés si.n enbrunket sun vis  Roland 3505
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  Li rois les oi, le chef a enbrounché  Boeve 784
3to lower
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiim )  Sun espié ad brandit, sun escu enbrunça  Horn (O) 4716

v.intrans.

enbruncher de sa (etc.) teste
to hang one’s head
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  bestes Ki tudis enbrunchent de lur testes  Mirur2 1861

v.refl.

1to bend down
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Joab [...] se enbrunchad si que la spee vers terre li esculurgad  Liv Reis1 98
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  si esgarda Vers la tere, si s’enbruncha. Aval esgarda  S Edm Life ANTS 2300
2to conceal oneself
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Enz en un val s’est enbronché Par unt cil deveint passer  Brut Royal 1775
s'enbruncher sur
to bend down, fall upon
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Al poin u l'espee ert le prist, Tenir le volt qu'il nel ferist; Ne sai coment, cil chancela E sur l'espee s'enbruncha  Brut WACE 4506

p.p. as a.

bent down
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Bel nez et bele bouche et bele parleure, N’estoit mis sa chiere embronchie ne oscure, La vertiz porta haut, longue out cheveleure  Rom de Rou wace i 59.1321
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Ne sunt pas né del ciel [...], De terre sunt furné, vers la terre enbrunchié  Becket1 4815

See also:

broncher 
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