1mil.to assail, attack:
(
c.1141;
MS: s.xiii4/4
) Suff[e]ra mut grant guere; Forment iert envais De tuz ses enemis
517
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
Tygres hiduses de coste lur saillirent, As denz e as ungles laidement les envaïrent
5103
(
s.xiii2;
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
Le deable lui eust si envaié Que tut estut com homme abaié
425
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: 1307-15
)
le deable envaï
(ed. e nuai) deus souers de religion
107.4
(
1378
)
pur invaire et guerroier le Bastard Henri, occupant a present le dit roiaume d'Espaigne
iv 47
♦
mil.to invade, attack:
(
s.xii2/4;
MS: s.xiii2/4
)
as Normanz se combatreit Qui le rei Aralt orent mort E la terre envaie a tort
26
(
c.1200;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
[...] U nus porrum la terre miels envaier
(B) 2539
(
1404
)
Et en la fin a le dit conte diffie le roy nostre seigneur, et a grant nombre de vesselx, et poair de gens d’armes, envaie
(ed. ennaie) le roialme d’Engleterre, et en siglant vers l’isle de Wight desconfit et prins certains pouvres peschours et lour reis et apparlois
i 221
♦
fig.to invade, attack:
(
c.1235;
MS: c.1235
)
Morteu maladie le quor lui envaï
1117
2to embark, start upon:
(
c.1136-65;
MS: c.1200
)
Quant li felon Crist parsiwirent, E prendre son cors envaïirent
1322
(
c.1300;
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
Kant l’uevre ai envaie Deu apele en aie
35
♦
to break into, start (to eat):
(
1212;
MS: 1212-13
)
cest pein n’os pas envaïr
(because it is known to be poisoned)
4880
1
to assail, attack each other:
(
1155;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Li draguns l’urs envaisseit E cil forment se defendeit: A mervaille s’envaisseient E a merveille se fereient
11257
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