engrainer (s.xii2/4)
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engrainer (s.xii2/4)

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[DD]

  FEW:  *ingrandiare 4,689b Gdf:  engraignier 1 7,747a GdfC: ∅ TL: engraignier2 3,399 DEAF:  engraignier  DMF:  engraigner 1  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
engraigner  

v.a.

1to increase: 
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Mis talenz en engraigne. [...] Melz voeill murir qu’a huntage remaigne  1088
( 1219-26; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Mais une molt grande ouvraingne M'est sus le col, qui molt m'engraigne La matire e molt la m'aloingne  4436

v.n.

2 to increase: 
( 1210-11; MS: s.xiiim )  tant crest le feus et engraigne qu'il esprent tote la montaigne  365
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