We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. By clicking 'continue' or by continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. You can change your cookie settings in your browser at any time.

Continue
Find out more
enteser (c.1136-37)
Cite this entry

Browse the Dictionary

    Loading...

enteser (c.1136-37)

Cite this entry
enteiser  
  FEW:  *intensare 4,746a Gdf:  enteser 3,262c GdfC: ∅ TL: enteser 3,593 DEAF:  enteser  DMF:  entoiser  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1weaponsto draw, stretch (a bow): 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  [Entesad]  (ms. Entesant) l’arc qu’en sa main tint  GAIMAR1 6318
( c.1185 )  Peres jetent e arcs enteisent  Proth ANTS 2870
2to aim at, have in view: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  A Cornuaille ad gent ja trait E se peine que plus en ait; Tenir cele e plus prendre enteise  Brut WACE 13241
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  l’enquist quele part alast E quoi d’iço faire entesast  Dial Greg SATF 6658

v.absol.

to assess, size up: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  li seint,en itel arveire (=in finding the origin of dreams), Par grant discretion enteisent, Jugent, regardent, contrepeisent  Dial Greg SATF 19279

v.intrans.

to draw near (to): 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  nule manere ne sout Ke li fust a fere a la fin, Puis ke il enteisa a l’endeclin  Mir N-D 87.29
enteser que
to aim to: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  (Saul) la (=lance) lanchad e bien entesad que par mi le cors le ferist jesqu’en la parei  Liv Reis1 36

See also:

teser1 
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.
enteser