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[ FEW: 4,805b involvere; Gdf: 3,322a envoldre; GdfC: ∅; TL: 3,736 envoudre; DEAF: ∅; DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED: envolde v.; MED: envolden v.; DMLBS: 1472a involvere ]

avoldre,
p.p. envols, envolu, envolui; avolu

v.a.

1to cover, envelop:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) (Brendan, having built his ship,) Defors l’avolst de quir bovin 176

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) al porter sunt si ami coruz Pur lui traire del tai qu’il n’i fust envoluz 4096

♦to envelop, swallow up:

( s.xii¹; MS: 1155-60 ) E envolst (Latin: convolvit) ensemble Faraun e sun ost en la Ruge mer 243.CXXXV.16

♦to scheme, contrive, develop:

( s.xii¹; MS: 1155-60 ) Ne decl[i]nz mun cuer en malvaise parole, envoldre felunesses cogitatiuns (Latin: volvere cogitationes impias) 250.CXL.4

p.p._as_a.

1enveloped, wrapped:

( s.xiii^1/4; MS: s.xiii^m ) De quatre quirs de cerf tut envols fu 3211

♦fig.involved, caught up (in):

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) Ke valt ta religiusté Quant es en pecché envolui (var. avolu) [...] ? 6480

2lined:

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) un mantel Envols de paille tut novel 6388

envolser voldre

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