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enhardir (c.1136-65)
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enhardir (c.1136-65)

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enardir;  enhardyr;  enherdir  (enheldir (l. enherdir?))  
  FEW:  *hardjan 16,156a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  enhardir 9,469a TL: enhardir 3,421 DEAF:  hardi 1 (enhardir) H193 DMF:  enhardir  TLF:  enhardir  OED:  enhard v.  MED:  enharden v.  DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

to embolden, give courage: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Paien se furent reverti, Si out li uns l'aitre enhardi  Brut WACE 7786
( MS: 1272-82 ) D’oisel coart comment on le puet enhardir  A-N Falconry 96.14
♦to fill with confidence: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Deus lor dirat el dotos jor: ‘Entrez el joie vostre Seignor.’ Molt les deit ben enheldir (l. enherdir?) de si bone novele oir  Salemon 8657
( MS: s.xii/xiii )  annuentur: seient enardiz  TLL ii 88.69

v.intrans.

to embolden, become confident: 
( 1219-26; MS: s.xiii2/4 ) trestut li suen s’esbaudiscent De sa bonté e enhardissent  Marshal 11082
( 1323 ) ce me fait enhardir de escrire a mon seignur le roi d'Engleterre en la manere contenue en ceste copie  St Sard 2

v.refl.

to embolden, become confident: 
( s.xii2; MS: 1284-90 ) [L]i dux Gorlois de Corn[e]waille Survint poignant vers la bataille, E quant Eldolf le vit venyr, Si s’en prist mult a enhardyr  Brut Coll Arms 273
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  tant s’enherdit Que totes les lampes emplit De la clere aeve  Dial Greg SATF 1807
( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) duce Marie, Mut m’enjois e enhardie E mut me fet afiance aver  Lum Lais ANTS 6216
s'enhardir de (+inf.)
to be bold, brave enough to: 
( 1374-77 ) il a ou royaume de France de grans princes et seigneurs, lesquelz, s'il avoient veu que le roy d'Angleterre se fust miz hors de foy et hommage [...], se enhardiroient par semblable caz de faire guerre a lui  Bruges 58.4b
♦ pej. to be so bold, presumptuous as to: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 ) Par surquidier enprist l'ofice as ordenez. Del saint encens porter el temple s'enhardi. Deus s'en ert cureciez, de liepre le feri  Becket1 2956
( 1449 ) les gens de guerre de la dicte marche [...] se enhardissoient de jour en jour de plus avant entreprendre sur les subgiez de mon dit seigneur le roy  Lett Hen VI 226

p.p. as a.

courageous: 
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Eigle soium e il mallard, E enhardi e eus cuard  Waldef BB 17864
estre enhardi de
to be emboldened, find the courage to: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiim )  Par itant sunt li fel de l’aler enhardiz  Horn (O) 4674

See also:

ahardir  hardi  hardir 
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