enorer (1113-19)

enorer (1113-19)

[gdw]

  FEW:  orare *7,385a Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  orer (*)  DMF: TLF: OED:  anoure v.  MED:  anouren v.  DMLBS:
anorer,  anourer,  anurer;  ennurrer;  enourer,  enurer,  enurrer;  hennorer,  henorer,  henourer  

Because of its similarity of form and semantic overlap the word is often interpreted as a spelling variant of honurer.

v.a.

1 to honour, treat with respect
( 1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) Encontre alat, sil revestied, Del garnement qu’aveit plus chier L’enorat  2632
( c.1185; MS: s.xivin ) Ja ne verrez un sul herite, Ki en ses garçons se delite, Ke ja pusse pur nule ren Ffemme ennurrer ne tenir ben  2370
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Mult [vos] voldroie tuz servir et hennorer, Et sor trestute rien vostre travail oster  31.202
( 1277 ) se vus entendez ke les choses ne seyent ensy, come nostre seignur vuss maund par nus, mut plest a nostre seignur [...] ke les choses fussent amiablement enurrez par prodes homes leaus et aunciens  i 544
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiiiex ) la dame, qu'a amer Avez enprise, e anurer  207
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) Del men vus fetes si honorer (var. (O: s.xiii3/4) anurer;  (V: s.xiv) anorer ), Ke jo en parte, ne poez endurer  1501 (var.)
2 theol. to venerate, worship, pray to (a deity)
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Mai[a] que ert merre Del deu qui ert mercherre [...]. Cel mois l'encultivouent E sa merre enurouent Marcheant  736
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) Ama la mere Jhesu Crist, Mult se pena de l'anourer  76.XV.7
3 (of event, feast) to celebrate (cf. honurer)
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Voe, Helcin, a celebrer E as altres faire henorer Le jor que ot engendrement Sainte Marie charnalment  120

p.p._as_a.

1 honourable, highly respected
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 ) Devant Acre, en la demuree Que la prode gent henoree I fesoit [...], Avint meinte grant aventure  3517
adorer  aorer  orer#1 
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