As attested in Oak Book, the verb may also be interpreted as a form of esconduire ('to fail, fall short in (one's duty)'), which itself may be considered a corruption of escundire ('to refuse').
v.a.
1to steer, guide:
(
c.1170; MS: s.xiii1
) Quant il en eisi de Rome bien en out cent millers =soldier, Mauric les enconduit les chemins tot pleners
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v.absol.
1to steer, guide (?):
(
s.xiv
) si il enppreigne de guier une nieff a aceine =any hauene a sauveté, il enconduist, e la nieff se peri [...]
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enconduire (c.1170)