envaïement (c.1136-37)

envaïement (c.1136-37)

  FEW:  invadere 4,786b Gdf:  envahiment 3,310b GdfC: TL: enväiment 3,699 DEAF: DMF:  envahiment  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:
envaïment  

s.

1mil.attack, onslaught
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  chevalchat sur els suvent E fist lur maint envaïement (var. envaïsement)  3194
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Sur els funt envaïement  308
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  avoit des paiens grant assenblement, Qui firent as foriers sifait envaïement  3153
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envaïement