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enmover (1212)
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enmover (1212)

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emmover,  enmewer  
  FEW:  movere 6/iii,167a Gdf:  enmovoir 3,205b GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  movoir (enmovoir)  DMF:  enmouvoir  TLF: ∅ OED:  enmove  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1 to stir, agitate, set in motion: 
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) quant sentent que l’eiwe est enmeue par la roidor du vent [...]  Waterford busby 286.S99.37
♦ to stir, rake up: 
( MS: s.xiv1 ) Qi plus enmeut la merde e ele plus pust  Prov inéd 434.II.25
2 to stir up, instigate, provoke: 
( 1264 ) Por ce que contenz sunt emmeuz en cest reaume d'Engleterre contre acuns [...]  Montfortian Oath 17
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiiiex ) E si contecke fust enmeu, Cume par ça i est avenu, Si tost e bien fu apaisé Ke gueres home ne fu grevé  Early Kings Verse3 1931
♦ to rouse: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Uisdive met hume en peresce [...], Uisdive esmuet (var. (T: s.xiii4/4) enmeut ) les lecheries  Brut WACE 10745 (var.)
3to move, motivate: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm ) la male pensee qe taunt est enmeu De aver les deliz qe tornent a ennuy  BOZ Char 527
( 1314 )  sumes jalemeins enmeu d'autre resons  Reg Kellawe i 544
♦emotionto move, prompt an emotional response in: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Mut treparfyt[e] charyté Ly enmut de duce pyté  S Fran ANTS 4024
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm ) En tiele manere com il out tournee son espaudle qe il en alast de Samuel, Deu luy enmust un altre quoer  Samuel ANB 532

v.intrans.

to arise, crop up: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim ) Un grant besoin me est enmeu  S Modw 4697

v.impers.

emotionto upset, disturb, anger: 
( 1256; MS: c.1300 )  Ore escutez, ne vous enmut  RAUF ANTS 94

p.p. as a.

emotionmoved, stirred by an emotional response: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) Tant par ert d'angoisse emmeue Por sa vitaille q'ot perdue  Dial Greg SATF 2699
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) Fraunceys [...] de la tres amere passyun Jhesu par graunt compassyun Esteyt enmeu par charité, Par graunt tendrur en out pyté  S Fran ANTS 5587
♦emotion annoyed, irritated: 
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivex )  le roy fut mout coroucé et durement vers ly enmewé  Three Chronicles 12.285

See also:

amover  esmover  mover  renmover 
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