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entrefier (1160-74)
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entrefier (1160-74)

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entrefyer  
  FEW:  *fidare *3,501a Gdf:  entrefier 3,286b GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  fïer (entrefïer)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

to betroth, affiance (to each other): 
( 1294 )  Gylbert fit ke son fyz e la fyle Michel furent entrefyez qant yl furent de pleyn age  YBB 21-22 Ed I 603
( 1314-15 )  les enfauntz furent entrefiez vivant lor deus piers  Rot Parl1 i 306

v.refl.

to make a mutual pledge: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Tant ont dit, tant ont fait qu’entrefiez se sont, Et jurent seremenz qu’ensemble se tendront Contre roiz  Rom de Rou wace i 17.60
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  se entrefierent d’estre amys perpetuelment  Anon Chr1 22.16

See also:

entre1  entreafier  fier2 
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