esmovement (c.1200)
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esmovement (c.1200)

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  FEW:  exmovere 3,300b / movere 6/iii,167a Gdf:  enmovement 3,205b GdfC: ∅ TL: esmovement 3,1130 DEAF:  esmovoir (esmovement)  DMF:  emmouvement  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
esmuvement,  esmeovement  

s.

1 move, progress (from one place to another): 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Ce fud signifiance, bien est puis esprové De grant esmovement de la crestienté =the crusade  153
2emotionurge, desire, impulse: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiiiin )  D: 'Ad Deus forsenerie e ire?' M: 'En Dieu ne sunt pas tel esmuvement [...]'  97.71
( 1271 )  Nous, par nostre propre esmovement, e de nostre fraunche volenté, aviuns graunté a nostre cher frer [...]  i 488
esmovement de la char
1physical desire, urge of the body: 
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  refrenez les esmeovementz de ta char  4.15
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