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engager (c.1150)
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The form enguager is a cross reference to the following entry:

engager (c.1150)

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engagier,  engaiger;  enguager,  enguagier  
  FEW:  *waddi 17,444b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  enguagier 9,468b TL: engagier 3,369 DEAF:  gage (engagier) G33 DMF:  engager  TLF:  engager  OED:  engage v.  MED:  engagen v.  DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1lawto pawn, pledge as security: 
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Entre els quatre n’urent que prendre Ne qu’engager ne que despendre. De vivre conseil ne trovouent  S Nichol wace 92
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Vus n’estes mie tels cum estre soliez [...] Quant en vostre cité ai mes guages laissiez. Nel fesist Loewis pur enguagier ses fiez  Becket1 4480
( MS: s.xiii1/4 )  Oppignerare, id est enguager  Gloss Bod 730 pims 34.15
( 1260; MS: s.xivin )  R. engaga les avantdis [.x.] acres de tere a celi W. dekes al terme de .iiij. anz pur .iiij. marcs  Brev Plac 98
( c.1350; MS: c.1350 )  yl ne deit lesser a ferme terres ne tenemens, n’engager n’arbres ne fust d’altre chose dount chargé soit vendre  A-N Rules 95
( 1379-80 )  si firent une grant chevance, pur quiele ils engaigerent les joialx le roi  Rot Parl1 iii 72
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  j’ay engagee tout ce que j’avoie pur aider et secourer moy mesmes  Lett & Pet 99.16
( 1415 )  engageant ses jolialx (l. joialx) pur en avoir provision de moneie  Rot Parl1 iv 63
2to take pledge from: 
( 1308-09 )  Poet estre qu’il trova aultre chasauntz et les engagea et fit tiele maniere d’atachement  YBB Ed II i 178
3to wager: 
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiv1 )  si nul engagé ust Ke il al quinte tret mater le dust, Jeo luy dy verreyment Ke il perdreyt soun argent  Eschez ANTS 47.1460
engager la bataille
bataille1

p.p. as a.

lawpledged as security: 
( 1291 )  la delivraunce de meyme la chose engagee  Bor Cust i 149

See also:

agager  gager 
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