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emprompter (c.1136-37)

The form enprunter is a cross reference to the following entry:

emprompter (c.1136-37)

emprenter,  emprumter,  emprunter;  enprenter,  enprompter,  enpromter,  enpronter,  enprumter,  enprunter  
  FEW:  impromutuare 4,606a Gdf:  emprunter 3,76b GdfC:  emprunter 9,446c TL: emprunter 3,142 DEAF:  emprunter  DMF:  emprunter  TLF:  emprunter  OED: MED: DMLBS:

v.trans.

finan.to borrow
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  E quant il n’aveit que duner, Volentiers alot emprompter  GAIMAR1 146
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  A un jueu vint si lui dist [...] Que aveir voleit enpronter Mes n’aveit gueres a doner  S Nichol wace 730
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  ne eurent ami si fedeil, A qui seussent enprunter rien  ADGAR3 259.79
( 1215; MS: 1226 )  [S]e acuns a emprunté as Jeus plus o meins et muert devant qu’il lor ait paié lor avoir [...]  Magna Carta 358
( s.xiii )  E si aukun prudome de la vile preste son avoir al commun busung de la vile, par  (ed. per) la main de ceus sis jurez avandiz soit enprompté [...] e per mesmes ceus renduz  Gild Merch ii 256

v.absol.

finan.to borrow
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Mult (=much) empruntout e mult soleit  Rom de Rou wace ii 296.11072
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Pur tutes lur dettes aquiter, E pur despendre senz enprunter  S Clem ANTS 572

See also:

aprompter  emprompt  prompter 
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