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aforce (c.1136-37)
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The form enforz is a cross reference to the following entry:

aforce (c.1136-37)

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afforce;  efforce,  effort,  efforz,  eforce;  enforz;  esfors,  esforz, 
(pl. asforz)  
  FEW:  *fortiare 3,731a Gdf:  enfort 3,156c / esforce 3,455c GdfC: ∅ TL: esforce 3,1043 DEAF:  force 1 (aforce)  / forcier 1 (esforce)  DMF:  efforce  / enfort  TLF: ∅ OED:  efforce n.  / enforce n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1force, strength, power: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Ebrauc [...] Tint enprés sun pere le regne. Cist fud de merveillus esforz E mult fud granz e mult fu forz  Brut WACE 1495
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Ou grant navirie entrent en porz Ou fier orgoil, ou grant enforz  S Edw barking 288
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Vers l’averser enprent l’atie Par grant enforz de seignurie  S Modw 4720
♦mil.force(s), army: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  E loinz e pres tut ad mandet, Mult grant effort ad asemblez  GAIMAR1 3364
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  [...] Mais dechaeir vit son esforz, Vit des homes les plusors morz; Franceis de totes parz espeissent, Normant dechient e descressent  Rom de Rou wace ii 39.4107
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Od grant asforz vus siwerunt  Waldef BB 6049
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  countes, barones, seignours et citizeyns ové toute l’afforce de Frauns  Anon Chr1 34.30
2effort: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Mort fu trové entre les morz, Nel pout garir ses granz esforz  Rom de Rou wace ii 215.8858
3mil.assault, attack: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  un afforce par espey et launce  LANGTOFT wright ii 200
4lawafforcement, strengthening (of argument): 
( 1304 )  Sire, pur aforce etc., vous dioms q’il […]  YBB 32-33 Ed I 137
a (grant) aforce
1 with great (physical) effort: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  fevres e chanpenters manda. Donc veissiez a grant esforz Par Normendie a toz les porz Mairrien atraire e fuz porter  Rom de Rou wace ii 120.6333
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  E si l’ot il nis trahiné (=out of water) Par les chievels a grant esforz  Dial Greg SATF 4741
2horsesequit.at full gallop: 
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Sun cheval brochet, laiset curre a esforz  Roland 1197
aforce de
(= a force de) on account of: 
( MS: s.xiii3/3 )  J. de C. […] afforce de larroun fu resseu e recoilli  Court Bar (S) 65

See also:

force1 
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