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enoster (s.xii2)

enoster (s.xii2)

enouster,  enhouster;  enoister  
  FEW:  obstare *7,287a Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

v.trans.

1to remove
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Que durreit l’um a celui ki cest Philistien ocireit e la repruce de Israel enostereit?  Liv Reis1 34.26
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Une coste de une costee; Adam en out Deus enosté Quant dame Eve primes fist  BIBB ROTH (G) 126
( 1291 )  serrunt enoustez saunz serement fere  Bor Cust i 179
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  si autre feze seyt atteynt, seyt il (=the common clerk) enoustee de l’office tut anete (l. a nete)  Dom Gip 170
( 1403-04 )  qe pleine unité et concorde se purroient faire parentre les conts de N. et W., enoustantz toutz malices et rancours de lour coers  Rot Parl1 iii 525
to take away
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  tant come plus i fetes, le plus enoiste Dieus a vous sa preciouse grace  Ancren1 219.15
  to eject
( 1404 )  les ditz suppliantz forciblement et torcenousement enousta  Rot Parl1 iii 551
2 to avoid
( c.1365 )  pur teux manere debatz desormés enouster, ordené est [...]  Blk Bk Adm 118

v.refl.

1to remove oneself
( 1327 )  s’en est ousté del governement du roialme  Foedera1 ii 683
2to desist
( 1323-25 )  q’il (=the king of France) s’en soeffre et s’enhouste  (ed. sen houste) des duretez q’il ad fait a nostre seignur le roy en sa dite duchee  St Sard 141
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