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enflamber (s.xii1)
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enflamber (s.xii1)

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emflamber;  enflamer,  enflammer,  enflaumber,  enflaumer  
  FEW:  flammula 3,604a / flamma 3,601a Gdf:  enflamber 3,149c GdfC:  enflammer 9,462c TL: enflamber 3,337 / enflamer 3,338 DEAF:  flame 1 (enflamer) F589 DMF:  enflamber  / enflambIé  / enflammer  TLF:  enflammer  OED:  inflame v.  MED:  enflaumen v.  DMLBS:  inflammare 1357c

v.trans.

to set on fire: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Fus devant lui medesme irad, e enflammerad en avirunement les enemis de lui  100.96.3
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Cil defors par grant tricherie [...] Unt la cité tute enflambee  13591
♦to kindle: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: c.1300? )  E si tost cum il deble out anumé, Par le engin del deble le fu est enflaumé  573
♦also_fig.to inflame: 
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  tut est enflambez de ire e mautalent  1566
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  e quantke enflambe votre affection en fervur de charité  22.14
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  (too much wine)enflaume la colre et confond la fey  12.96
♦to excite, arouse: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Une veue ke vus veez, ou un sul vice ke vus oiez, come tost vus averont il enflambez  19.6

v.intrans.

1to catch fire, blaze: 
( 1230-53 )  ciel e terre enflamberunt, Les elemenz dessouderont  1546
2to become angry: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Dunc se prist durement li reis a emflamber  744

v.refl.

to become angry: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Mult durement vers lui en ire s’enflamba  1178

p.p. as a.

burning, ablaze: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  La cité est tute enflambee  12435
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Des autres, [lur dist] le chaprun Le frere mettre en le arsun De mut enflaumee braser[e]  2887
♦hot: 
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  (In summer) crescent chalurs en tutes regions, les ventz sunt enflambez, la mer est peisible  352
♦warmed: 
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  devynt lui mond com espouse de corps parfurmé de age parfite, de chalur enflambé  352
♦fig.ardent, fervent: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  seraphyn autaunt vaut Cum enflaumbé, ardaunt e chaut  5628
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