enveiement (s.xii1)
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enveiement (s.xii1)

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[ FEW: 4,797b inviare; Gdf: 3,319b envoiement; GdfC: ∅; TL: 3,726 envoiement; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  envoiement; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
enveement,  enveiment,  envoiement  

s.

1sending, despatch: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  (God) enveiad en eals [...] tresmuement e anguisse, enveiment (Latin: immissionem) de mals angeles  142.LXXVII.49
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  [...] tot ne lui en sache Deu point de gré de son enveement  221.12
( 1402; MS: s.xv1 )  si ascunes lettres de la dite matire soient venuz a C[alais] de l’envoiement du dit duc  451.16
♦sending forth: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  sun envei (=of Holy Spirit) est issement E sun issir enveiement  9210
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  (prophets preached) Amos de la Passioun Jesu Crist et Joel de l’envoyement le Seint Espirit  59.28 var
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