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[enpeiner] (1415)
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[enpeiner] (1415)

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enpainer  
  FEW:  poena *9,114a Gdf:  empeiner 3,57a GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  peine 1 (empeiner)  DMF:  empeiner  TLF: ∅ OED:  enpayn v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

to torture: 
( 1415 )  eux ount emprisonee en fort et dure prisone, et eux horriblement issint enpaynez par lour corps [...] par diverses horribles tormentz  Rot Parl1 iv 78

See also:

apeiner  espenir  peiner1 
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