ensum (1121-25)
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ensum (1121-25)

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[ FEW: 12,428a summus; Gdf: 7,463b som 1 (en som); GdfC: ∅; TL: 3,535 enson /9,830 son 1 (en son); DEAF: ∅; DMF:  son 3 (en son); TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
ensom,  enson,  ensoun,  ensun  

adv.

1on top, above: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  li altels sudeement se devisad e la cendre qui ert en sum aval se esculurgad  143
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  (Alban) ad la croiz veue e le crucifi en sun  323
♦at the top: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  chescun an en la seisun [...] Flur de pumer nest en sum  4567
2fig.into the bargain, as well: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Ses ostz fait assembler de totes partz enson  357.1809
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  L’aler ay enprys, le voue ay fet ensoun  383.1442
( 1305-7; MS: 1330-40 )  La lange lur toudray e la bouche ensoun  70.40

prep.

1on (to the) top of: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  (the angel-bird) s’en alat Ensun arbre (l. Ensum l’arbre?) dun devalat  554
♦on the top of: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  De la hache tel li donad Ensum le chief, u l’asenad  1846
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Cist epitafe en som la piere Escrit ereit ou sis cors iere  2770
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Al frunt amunt, en sum le nasel [...] Par ensum le healme out un flur  11031
ensum ço
1in addition (to this): 
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  si lu commandot par nom Qe douze evesqes [...] ordenast. En som ço mandot q’il sacrast Un arcevesqe  2120
ensum de
1on top of: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  un grandisme ré Ensom del quel, de feu espris, Li dit Tiburt provoire ert mis  17017
par ensum
parensum 
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