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enpourir (s.xii3/4)
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enpourir (s.xii3/4)

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enpouerir,  enpourir  
  FEW:  pavor *8,86b Gdf:  empaourir 3,51b GdfC: ∅ TL: empäorir 3,87 DEAF:  peor (apeorir)  / peor (empeorir)  DMF:  empeurir  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

emotionto frighten: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  E suffist pur force e armes soule montreison d’armes pur enpourir les adversaires  Mir Just 149

v.intrans.

emotionto take fright: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin )  L’alme del cors pur poi s’en ist, Tant esmaie, tant enpouerist  S Osith 692

p.p. as a.

emotionafraid: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Cil de Macedoigne sunt mult enpouery (var. (C: s.xiiim) enpouri; (P: c.1310) apouri), Assez plus d’un miler ont ses cops fuy  Rom Chev ANTS 1956
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  tous iceux qe la furent devyndrent si enpourys q’il ne purreint pur pour mover pié ne meyn  Fouke ANTS 5.12

See also:

apourir  espourir  pour1 
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