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entalenter (c.1136-65)
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entalenter (c.1136-65)

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entalentir  
  FEW:  talentum 13/i,37b Gdf:  entalenter 3,248c GdfC: ∅ TL: entalenter 3,552 DEAF:  talent (entalenter)  DMF:  entalenter  TLF: ∅ OED:  entalent v.  MED:  entalenten v.  DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

entalenter a, de
emotionto make eager for, keen on, desirous of: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Baisier enthoschet lecheor E entalente de folor  Salemon 4790
( 1323-25 )  ascunes noveles [...] ount trop mal entalentez les gentz a bien faire  St Sard 237

v.absol.

entalenter (+inf.)
emotion to make eager, keen, desirous to: 
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex ) Le frere qui son lucre avente Dist a ma dame que jovente Du femme doit molt excuser La freleté de son entente; Dont il sovent plus entalente Le pecché faire que laisser  GOWER Mirour 21269

v.refl.

s'entalanter a
emotion to become eager for, keen on, desirous of: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) Ke sa bone moralité E s'ovragne rendeist clarté Ke pople a ben s'entalentast Des bons esamples k'il donast  Salemon 11517

p.p. as a.

emotionmil. eager, keen, desirous (for battle): 
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiim ) 'Compaignons', fet il 'kar vus armez, Kar grant mester hui en averez!' 'Sire', funt il, 'a ta volunté!' Ouwein, ki les veit entalenté, En ad joye  Caution Love 453.3290
(estre) entalenté a, de (+ inf.)
emotion(to be) eager, keen, desirous to: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Androgeus priveement Se mist en un enbuschement En un bois od cinc mil armez Tuz del rei prendre entalentez  Brut WACE 4598
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 ) Li Bedoins [...] fud d'errer entalentez  ambroise 10338
( 1219-26; MS: s.xiii2/4 ) Des Clermont treque a Baugenci N’out chivalier de nul afaire Plus entalenté de beau feire  Marshal 2142
( 1297 ) E pur ce q'il soient le plus entalentez de faire nostre volentee en les choses avantdites [...]  Parl Writs 284
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  (the girl) fust plus entalentee de saver ke ceo fut  BOZ Cont 170
( s.xiv1?; MS: s.xivex ) Et a cele chose fere, si fut sire Hugh mut desirus et durement entalenté  Three Chronicles 11.247-48
mal entalenté
emotionangry, with ill will: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Venger vout son frere qu'il vist a mort nafré, Vers le Brus s’adresce mult mal entalenté, Si le fiert del cultel  LANGTOFT thiol2 355.1741

See also:

atalenter  entalentement  entalentif  talenter 
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