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enlargir (s.xiii)

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enlargir (s.xiii)

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FEW: largus 5,185b Gdf: enlargir 3,195c GdfC: eslargir 9,530c TL: enlargir 3,442 DEAF: large (enlargir) DMF: enlargir TLF: ∅ OED: enlarge v. MED: enlargen v. DMLBS: ∅

enlarger, enlargere, enlargire

v.a.1to enlarge, widen, broaden ♦ to expand, make more expansive ♦ to expand, make more numerous 2to increase ♦ to extend, make more extensive, comprehensive ♦ to enlarge on, expatiate on ♦ to extend (a period of time) 3to spread out
v.n.1to spread (out)
p.p._as_a.1widened, broadened

v.a.

1to enlarge, widen, broaden:

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: 1312-40 ) cesti Aleyn fist enlarger mout le chastel 7.15

( 1355-56 ) avetz abatuz touz les mesouns pur le dit rue enlarger 491

♦ to expand, make more expansive:

( 1308-09 ) […] prist il cele terre pur enlargir sa court Ed II ii 38

( c.1334; MS: s.xiv^m ) la citee de Trace [...] estoit de novele enlargie et afforcé par Constantin 248.5

♦ to expand, make more numerous:

( 1414 ) [...] la navie de vous subgitz et amyes encressé et enlargé iv 53

2to increase:

( c.1292; MS: c.1300 ) a la foiz put homme enlarger le doun et acune foiz estrescer i 254

( 1325 ) honnurable chose serroit qe le almone des rois feust enlargé i 436

( 1345 ) homme poet enlarger l’estat par le habendum et tenendum, mes restreindre nient 19 Ed III 47

♦ to extend, make more extensive, comprehensive:

( 1311 ) la ou homme se pleint de une beste pris, nent de plusours bestes, […] il ne purra mye enlarger s’avowerie Ed II ix 10

( 1321 ) Le Roy H. conferma nostre franchise […] e le Roy E. […] ce enlarga Ed II xxvi 181

♦lawto enlarge on, expatiate on:

( 1313-14 ) Mal. enlarga son title et dit qe soun auncestre morust seisi, quel fait cil mette avant Ed II viii 143

( 1321 ) e ovesque ceo enlarga certain poinz Ed II xxvi 296

( 1333 ) qe l’estatut […] qe nule assise soit pris si noun devant justices des communes assise [sic] puisse estre enlargi en tant qe si nul procés soit fait devant nuls justices especials […] qe le procés soit tenu pur nul 226

( 1376-77 ) (ecclesiastical judges may proceed on a writ) si la matire ne se chaunge ou soit enlargiz ou engrassee ii 373

♦to extend (a period of time):

( 1327 ) prie [...] qe le temps limité [...] poet estre enlargi 173

3to spread out:

( MS: s.xiii ) distendunt: enlargent i 65

v.n.

1to spread (out):

( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) De Cezille, ke sevent mute gent, I unt golez u fu i art, E enlargissent de tute part De jur en jur 12284

( 1303 ) pur enlargere vers le North’ Wode iii 34

p.p._as_a.

1 widened, broadened:

( c.1292; MS: c.1300 ) des chemins nent enlargez i 81

alargir enlargiser enlargissement eslargir largir

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