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entaier (s.xii3/4)
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entaier (s.xii3/4)

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entaer  
  FEW:  *thâhi 17,391a Gdf:  entaier 3,246b GdfC: ∅ TL: entaiier 3,544 DEAF:  tai (entaiier)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

also_fig.to dirty, soil, sully: 
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  De quel tai es tu entaié  ADGAR3 177.425
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Si est apraés sa grant beauté De terriens foiz (=deeds) entaé  Dial Greg SATF 340

v.refl.

to be soiled: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Del sanc qe curt des mors, li vif s’entayent  Rom Chev ANTS 4110

p.p. as a.

muddy: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  les ewes de Tygre sunt mult aragees [...] les rives entaiees (var. (P: c.1310) ensaiees)  Rom Chev ANTS 2883
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Lez un pilier s’asist a la terre entaiez  Becket1 6034
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