1to engender, beget, give birth to:
(
s.xii1/3;
MS: s.xiiex
)
Ja nul enfant n’engendr[er]a Qui ceste pere portera
252.1515
(
MS: 1120-40
)
par le divine volentet, il, desirrable, icel sul filz angendrat
prol.
(
1212;
MS: 1212-13
)
Cele est ma mere, ist m’engendra
14466
(
1354;
MS: c.1360
)
le pier qe les
engendre et la miere qe les conceust
88
(
1399
)
les heirs males de lour corps
agendrez
iii 435
♦
fig.to create, produce:
(
s.xii1/3;
MS: s.xiv1
)
Unium ad colurs toutis maniers E engendré de la rosee del ciel
275.289
(
c.1136-65;
MS: c.1200
)
(the tree) Dedenz l’iver ad
engendré Le fruit ke demostre en l’esté
7099
(
1271-72;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
ke les terres ne seient effetes ke
engendrerent les Romains
31.17
♦
to cause, bring about:
(
s.xii1/4;
MS: c.1120
) que tu n'angendrasses scandale de crueles curages
299
(
c.1270;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
le manger od vin beu fievres
engendre
2237
(
1271-72;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
error de deus ou de treis
(=experts) engendre grant descord
76.14
♦
to bring:
(
c.1270;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
e le remenant ke entrun
[
sic] en gerner sanz taille ou numbre
agendrunt al seignur poy de pru
276.c39
1to give birth:
(
c.1270;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
eole n’ad poynt de efficace d’
engendrer
96
(
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
Si femme veut
engendrer [...] De coillons de ver face poudre
23rb
(
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
(In spring) terres sunt aurnés des fruz, bestes
engendrent, pastures surdent
352
1progeny, offspring:
(
1174-75;
MS: s.xiiex
)
Vostre est la terre, si la defendez! A tort vus guerreie li vostre
engendrez
152
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