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engendrement (s.xii2/4)
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engendrement (s.xii2/4)

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  FEW:  ingenerare 4,685a Gdf:  engendrement 3,166c GdfC: ∅ TL: engendrement 3,379 DEAF:  engendrer (engendrement)  DMF:  engendrement  TLF:  engendrement  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1engendering, begetting: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Le jor que ot engendrement Sainte Marie charnalment, Que fu conceue en sa mere E engendree de son pere  Conception wace 121
( c.1200; MS: s.xiiiin )  Si cume ta femme est merre de tun fiz en charnel engendrement  Eluc 63.51
♦conception: 
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  (Nature) Doné lor (women) un grant espurgement, Dames l’apellent ‘fleur’ par engendrement  A-N Med ii 76.22
2offspring: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  David [...] Ne [...] deguerpi [...] nului pain querant de sun engendrement  Becket1 3065
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