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enemi (1113-19)
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The form henemi is a cross reference to the following entry:

enemi (1113-19)

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anemi,  annemi;  enemie,  enimi,  enmi,  enmy,  ennemi,  ennemy;  esnemie;  henemi;  inimi;  (enemiste  Gasc Reg A 359 ),
(pl. eenemys  Rot Parl1 iii 177,  enemytes)  
  FEW:  inimicus 4,693b Gdf:  enemi 3,136c GdfC:  enemi 9,459a TL: enemi 3,306 DEAF:  enemi  DMF:  ennemi  TLF:  ennemi  OED:  enemy n.1 and a.  MED:  enemi n.  DMLBS:  inimicus 1380b

a.

mil.hostile, ill-disposed: 
( c.1135; MS: 1267-68 )  Tu devroies estre anemi A ces ydles que tu aores  S Marg wace 39.512 (A)
( 1306 )  touz les autres d’Escoce qe nous sunt enemys et hors de nostre foy  Reg Kellawe iii 13

s.

mil.enemy: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  il (=Emperor August) venqui Cel mois sun enemi  Comput ANTS 782
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  S’il li est l’enemi, tost le corocerai  Horn 4418
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Grant joie fust a voz enmis  (ms. ennis)  Trist thomas2 1545
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Si nos seussom que fussiez nostre henemi, Tant eriom nos fort que ne fust pas issi  Siege Antioche meyer 16.309
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1 )  En Dieu amez vostre amy E pur Dieu vostre enemy  Evang1 88
( 1266-1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  [...] parsevrance dont om dist [...] que nus hons ne puet vaincre ses annemis se il n’ait plus tost vencue coardie  Waterford busby 321.S155.5
( 1323 )  A. de H., enemy le roi  King’s Bench iv 135
( 1391 )  les enhabitantz […] sont tournez a l’enemytes  Rot Parl1 iii 294
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  une tresnoble et fort ville, la quel fuist l’enemi a eux  Anon Chr1 120.9
♦theol.devil: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Pur noz anemes guarir De paines enfernals, Des enemis mortals  Comput ANTS 1582
( MS: 1120-40 )  Danz Alexis [...] Sert sun seinur [...]: Ses enemis nel poe[i]t anganer  S Alexis1 160
( 1184; MS: s.xiiiex )  Li quart (=murderer of Thomas Becket) fu Richard li Bretun, Ki ad ovré cum un bricun Par l’enemi  S Thom beneit1 1617
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1275 )  De l’une part i soit enfer mis, Leinz serrunt les enemis  Resur (C) 26
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  poum issi Par la fei rester a l’Enemi  Lum Lais ANTS 5834
enemi mortel
mortal enemy, one who provokes enmity satisfied only by the death of the adversary: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xiiiin )  relinqui Sun mortel enemi  Comput 970
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Entre eaux se defient cum mortels enemis. Abessent les espiés e brochent les brandis  Rom Chev ANTS 7415
( c.1185 )  En tant sevels pur mei seez K'entre mes mortels enemis Ne see huniz ne occis  Proth ANTS 11173
( 1258-59 )  nus le tendrums a enemi mortel  Ann Burt 448
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  il ne fut hors de soen sen tant come soen mortel enemi tenist une espee tute nue trete outre sa teste pur lui tuer de ceo  Ancren2 82.3
enemi tresmortel
tresmortel
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