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enorgoillir (s.xii1)
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enorgoillir (s.xii1)

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enorgoiller,  enorgoillier;  enorgoiler,  enorgolier;  enorguilir,  enorguiller,  enorguillir,  enorgulir,  enorguller;  enhorgulher;  energulir  (energoiler  BOZ Cont 17)  
  FEW:  *urgoli 17, 416a Gdf:  enorgoillier 3,213c / enorgueillir 3,213c GdfC:  enorgoillir 9,473b TL: enorgoillier 3,478 / enorgoillir 3,478 DEAF:  orgoil (*)  DMF:  enorgueillir  / enorgueiller  TLF:  enorgueillir  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.intrans.

1to grow proud, become boastful: 
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiii2 )  Deus seofre bien les bons chair, Ke il ne pussent enorgoillir  Penit 40
( MS: s.xiiiex )  fastidio: enhorgulher  TLL ii 163
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  li deable fet hume enorguillir en folur  Apoc giffard 3229
2fig.to swell: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Sunanz e enorguillissanz les suens gurz (Latin: Sonantibus et intumescentibus gurgitibus ejus)  Camb Ps 80.XLV.3

v.refl.

to grow proud, become boastful: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Dementres que s'enorguilist li fel, est espris li povre  Oxf Ps ANTS 46.9.23
s'enorgoillir
to pride oneself on: 
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  vus ne vus devez engrosser, De vertue nul enorguller  Man pechez 7398
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  le un peot juner et veiller e mout des travaillez endurer, e de ceo sei energoile, si est rebel [...]  BOZ Cont 17

p.p. as a.

proud, boastful: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  qe vous ne seietz enorgoilly des biens qe en vous sunt  BOZ Cont 114
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  les autres gentz de paijs sont moult enorgoillez et disobeissantz  Lett & Pet 320.14
♦arrogant, emboldened: 
( 1316 )  voz enemys […] qui furent enorgoillez et passez leintz en vostre terre  Affairs of Ireland 78
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