1lawto pawn, pledge as security:
(
c.1150;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
Entre els quatre n’urent que prendre Ne qu’engager ne que despendre. De vivre conseil ne trovouent
92
(
1171-74;
MS: c.1200
)
Vus n’estes mie tels cum estre soliez [...] Quant en vostre cité ai mes guages laissiez. Nel fesist Loewis pur
enguagier ses fiez
4480
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: s.xiiiin
)
oppignerare .i.
enguager
9
(
1260;
MS: s.xivin
)
R.
engaga les avantdis [.x.] acres de tere a celi W. dekes al terme de .iiij. anz pur .iiij. marcs
98
(
1293
)
B. dyt ke il ne clama ren en le tenement si noun gage ke ceo diz acres furent agagez a nostre pere pur .x. mars
20-21 Ed I 423
(
c.1350;
MS: c.1350
)
yl ne deit lesser a ferme terres ne tenemens, n’
engager n’arbres ne fust d’altre chose dount chargé soit vendre
95
(
1379-80
)
si firent une grant chevance, pur quiele ils
engaigerent les joialx le roi
iii 72
(
1390-1412;
MS: s.xv1
)
j’ay
engagee tout ce que j’avoie pur aider et secourer moy mesmes
99.16
(
1415
)
engageant ses jolialx
(l. joialx) pur en avoir provision de moneie
iv 63
♦
lawto give security for (an undertaking):
(
1315
)
Vous estes uncor seisi des berbiz:
agagez la deliverance
Ed II xvii 10
2to take pledge from:
(
1308-09
)
Poet estre qu’il trova aultre chasauntz et les
engagea et fit tiele maniere d’atachement
Ed II i 178
3to wager:
(
s.xiii;
MS: s.xiv1
)
si nul
engagé ust Ke il al quinte tret mater le dust, Jeo luy dy verreyment Ke il perdreyt soun argent
47.1460
1lawpledged as security:
(
1291
)
la delivraunce de meyme la chose
engagee
i 149
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