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ensurdre (c.1275)
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ensurdre (c.1275)

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ensourdre  
  FEW:  surgere 12,459a Gdf:  ensordre 3,240c GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  sordre (ensordre)  DMF:  ensourdre  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.intrans.

1to spring forth, well up: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  il priunt [...] ke il (=tears) jammés plus [...] ne sechisent, mes tot dis com eawe les lermes ensorsissent  Ancren2 240.5
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  Paradis, dount ensourdirent quatre grantz rivers  TREVET Cron1 2.13
2meteo.(of wind, storm etc.) to spring up: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Un autre jur ensurt tempeste Ke a cele nef fist graunt moleste  S Fran ANTS 7430
3to arise, be caused: 
( 1415 )  rebellion et obstinacie encountre vous [...] entre les commune poeple de vostre roialme sount nadgairs ensurdez  Rot Parl1 iv 81

See also:

assurdre  essurdre  surdre 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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