envogle1 (s.xiii1)

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envogle1 (s.xiii1)

[gdw]

  FEW:  ab oculis *24,35a Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  avugle (*)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:
anvegle;  envegle,  enveogle,  enveugle;  envoegle;  envugle,  envogel  19  

In some cases the word can also be read as envoglé and interpreted as the past participle form of envogler.

a.

1 pathol. blind, visually impaired (as a condition or through disease or injury)
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) une cheitive femme vint De Coteham, envogle estoit, Trois anz devant veu ne avoit  3734
( MS: s.xiii2 )  scecus: anvegle  ii 24
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Pus sa neyssaunce enveugle esteyt; Ne vist unkes pus ke fu né. Par seyn F. fust allumyné  8079
( c.1300; MS: s.xiv2/4 ) Trop me peisse en ma partie Que si bel corps et si grant mestre Saunz la veue devereit estre [...]. Me vuilletz dire, sire, coment Estes envoegle et purquoy  375
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm ) Un prodhomme veux e enveogles  26
2 fig. blind, unseeing, lacking perception, judgement, etc.
( c.1270; MS: s.xivin )  tant ai le quer envugle Ke a peine rien i veit  93.795
avogle#1  envogler  envoglissement  esvogle#1  vogle#1 
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