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engrosser2 (s.xii2/4)
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engrosser2 (s.xii2/4)

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engrocer,  engroisser,  engroissir,  engroser,  engrossier,  engrossir  
  FEW:  *grossia 4,273a Gdf:  engrossier 3,183a GdfC:  engrosser 9,468a TL: engroissier 3,412 DEAF:  gros (engrossier) G1492 DMF:  engrosser  TLF:  engrosser  OED:  engross v.  MED:  engrossen v.  DMLBS:  ingrossare 1373b

v.trans.

1(of (part of) body) to fatten, make fat or thicker: 
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  useras suffumigations d’erbes acordans al tens et a ta complexion, car ce oivre les clostures de la cervelle, le col et les bras engrosist  Waterford busby 240.S35.10
2merch.to engross, buy up in advance: 
( 1353 )  qe nul marchant engleis n’engrosse ne forstalle vins en Gascoigne  Stats i 331 v
( 1363 )  les marchantz nommez grossers engrossent toutes maneres de marchandises vendables  Rot Parl1 ii 277
3lawto engross (a document): 
( 1328 )  qe les accomptes en l’escheqier soient plus briefment oiez, faitz et engrossez  Rot Parl1 ii 22
( 1377 )  lour fees pur fyns engrosser  Rot Parl1 iii 20
( 1433 )  icelles (=records) engroceront et enscriveront  Rot Parl1 iv 474

v.intrans.

1 to become larger, expand: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  L'ire munta e engroissa, La guerre crut e espeissa  Brut WACE 14625
♦pathol.to swell (up): 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  (piles) engrossissent […] e mut s’estrainunt e funt grant dulur  A-N Med i 81
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  sa face comença d’engroser e emflyr  Fouke ANTS 32.18
♦to become visibly pregnant, big with child: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  De jor en jor li tens passa, Li fiz crut, la mere engrossa  Conception wace 880
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  La dame engrossist, al vis fu tote teinte  Rom Chev ANTS 300
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  La dame conceust tost aprés E engrossit  boz Three Saints 12.209
♦to grow fat: 
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  e les chivaus manguent le meuz la paille [...] e engrosysent le meuz  HENLEY2 332
♦marit.(of the sea, waves, etc.) to swell, heave: 
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Gires veit la nef periller E la mer braire e engrosser  S Gile1 794
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Un autre jur ensurt tempeste […]; Les undes engrossyrent  S Fran ANTS 7432
2lawto be engrossed: 
( 1314 )  fuit graunté par la court qe la fin engrossereit  YBB Ed II xvi 205

v.refl.

1to become puffed up: 
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  vus ne vus devez engrosser, De vertue nul enorguller  Man pechez 7398
2lawto be engrossed: 
( 1303 )  nemy countre esteaunt cel disbate q’il mist en la fin, la fin se engrossi  YBB 30-31 Ed I 359

p.p. as a.

1emotionangry: 
( 1312 )  les countes et barons, devers queux lour seignour le Roi est engrossi  Lib Cust 674
( 1312 )  ont entenduz par ditz des gentz, qe notre seigneour le roi est engrossi devers eux et devers lur alies et aerdaunz  Ann Lond 210.4
2fig.emotionheavy: 
( c.1335; MS: s.xivm )  les coers d’ascuns gentz furent grantement engrossez, q’ils ne savoient qei faire  Anon Chr2 126

sbst. inf.

lawengrossing (of a document): 
( 1304 )  par l’engrosser sei anentissent e bref e note  YBB 32-33 Ed I 315
( 1400-01 )  De l’engrosser des bosoignes du parlement  Rot Parl1 iii 457

See also:

agrosser  esgrosser  grosser2 
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