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empenser (c.1136-65)
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empenser (c.1136-65)

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enpenser  
  FEW:  pensare 8,197a Gdf:  empenser 3,58a GdfC: ∅ TL: empenser 3,99 DEAF:  penser (empenser)  DMF:  empenser  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to take thought of: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  De voz provoz [ ...] enpensez Ke sunt pur vus penuz e esveillez Cum pur rendre resun pur voz pechez  Pet Phil 2788
♦to think, imagine: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  En peine erent encharteré Pis ke ne pot estre enpensé  Salemon 2084
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Mes n’osad demustrer çoe k’enpensé en ad  Horn 4221
2to purpose, plan: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Par qui jeo espoire fournir mes volentez De toutes autres choses qe jeo ai enpensez  Rom Chev ANTS 3882
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin )  […] Ainz dit ke mes ne targera De co k’out empensé peça  S Osith 632
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Dunc enpensa li rois O. Que il rois W. sucurra  Waldef BB 3934
( 1297 )  E nostre seigneur le rey e son conseil unt enpensé, parlé e conseillee coment e en quele manere [ ...] la dite summe se porra faire  Crisis 97.5
3to recall, recollect: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiim )  Pur Deu, enpensez cum fustes engendrez  Reimpredigten 127.2
( MS: s.xiiiex )  clarrigit: enpenser  TLL i 41
empenser a
to have in mind: 
( c.1335; MS: s.xivm )  avoit empensé a defaire le roi  Anon Chr2 144
empenser de
1to plan (to): 
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  li reis [...] Ki out enpensé de la guerre Pur destruire cels d’Engleterre  ADGAR3 216.63
( MS: s.xiiim )  il ot en pensé (l. enpensé?) des vergiers trenchier  Vitas 3361
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Jeo avoie en pense (l. enpensé?) de venger ma ire  Ancren2 155.20
♦to think of, give thought to: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  La ley Adam [...] veot qe homme enpense de (Latin: recogitet de) ces enfantz  BOZ Cont 149
♦to think about: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  e qe ils en pensount (l. enpensount) de ceo qe est escrit  BOZ Cont 38
( 1323-25 )  et de ce voilliez empenser pur vostre profit  St Sard 2
2to expect: 
( 1313-14 )  il avoit enpensé d’avoir weivé cel averement  YBB Ed II vii 99
s’empenser de
to think up, devise: 
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  la soudane se enpensa de un novel tourment  TREVET Cron1 204.16
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