engrés (s.xii1)
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engrés (s.xii1)

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[ FEW: 4,691a ingressus 2; Gdf: 3,179c engres 1; GdfC: ∅; TL: 3,405 engrès; DEAF:  engrés; DMF:  engrès; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
engraes,  engreis,  engresse,  encrés  

a.

1violent, savage: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Cist out dous fiz mals e engrés [...]; Unc ne se pourent concorder, Ne trieve entr'els ne pais guarder  2140
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Flamenc esteient hardiz e mult acuragiez, E li autre mult engrés dedenz lur fermete  1210
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  E li maufé vienent aprés, Ki mult lui sunt dur e engrés  5856
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  par encrés temptacions  202.26
2angry: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  Kant l’entent B., engrés fu et dolent  3184
♦med.inflamed: 
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  A cancre oscire […] Que felonesse est et engresse  182.1048
3rapacious: 
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  Puis en fu custume surse, E coillette (=Danegeld) en real burse De bedeus, cuveitus, engrés  930
4insolent: 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  superbus: (T) engrés  ii 32
5discourteous, ill-mannered: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  [...] ke ne seez si osé ne si engrés Ke vus chantez ne haut ne bas  104.44
engrés de, pur
1keen on, to: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  En icel an [...] Furent plusurs de guere engrés  1694
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Al pont passer fu grant la presse E la gent d’aler mult engresse  ii 81.5224
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  D’euls envair sunt mult engrés  13760

s.

1violent, angry person: 
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Auban li engrés par orgoil e envie Ki noz deus celestiens despersone e defie, Droiz est ke en terre vif hom l’ensevelie  722
( 1255-59; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  E. chastie et manace  1107
( MS: s.xiv )  exactor: engrés  i 36
2vile, wicked person: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Despit li oilz de lui (=the righteous man) les engrés (Latin: improbos)  19.XIV.4
tresengrés 
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