We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. By clicking 'continue' or by continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. You can change your cookie settings in your browser at any time.

Continue
Find out more
[enmaurer] (s.xiiiin)
Cite this entry

Browse the Dictionary

    Loading...

The form enmourer is a cross reference to the following entry:

[enmaurer] (s.xiiiin)

Cite this entry
emmourer;  enmaurir,  enmeurer,  enmeurir,  enmourer  
  FEW:  maturare *6/i,528a Gdf:  ameurir 1,265b GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1 bot.bot. to ripen, bring to maturity: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) vent Ke Deu nus enveit [...]; Les fruz en sunt enmeuri  Secr abernun 903
2med.to bring to a head, encourage suppuration in: 
( s.xiii1; MS: c.1365 ) Branc ursin si est bon pur enmeurer apostemes  Pharmacopoeia 576
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  pur enmeurer e debruser l’aposteme sicum dit Alisandre vaut diacelidonion  A-N Med ii 159.98

v.intrans.

1fruitto ripen, grow to maturity: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  La grape fors de la vidne eist, La pent e la enmaurist  S Jean ANTS 5738
( 1256; MS: c.1300 ) Al meis de Augst [...] dunkes tut enmaurist Le fruit ke devant fu cru  RAUF ANTS 1128
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  Les autres (=fruits) qe sont durs e egres si lest il pur ver si ils veolent enmourer  BOZ Cont 116
2oenol.(of wine) to ripen, come to maturity: 
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  le vin qui est fais de noires grapes change ses colors solonc ce qu’il enmeurist el tonniel  Waterford busby 259.S59.21

v.refl.

bot. to bloom, grow to maturity: 
( MS: c.1335 ) Le botyler sounga que un cep vist ester devant ly, de qui treis braunches issyrent, floryrent, e taunt se enmeurerent que grapes evissirent (l. en issirent)  Harley Complete iii 22.70

See also:

amaurer  maurer 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
enmourer