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machiner (c.1136-65)
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machiner (c.1136-65)

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  FEW:  machinari 6/i,11b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  machiner 10,103c TL: machiner 5,759 DEAF:  machiner  DMF:  machiner  TLF:  machiner  OED:  machine v.  MED:  machinen v.  DMLBS:  machinari 1671c

v.trans.

to plot, to scheme: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  La u sun fel pensé s'estait, Ki li machinet traisun E sa cruel perdition  Salemon 10825
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  [...] anceys pourroyt machiner ta mort  Secr anon 13
( 1419 )  Roger [...] et J.R. [...] fauxement entreliez et confederez, machinantz la mort [...] Johan Lebarde  Rot Parl1 iv 119

v.intrans.

to plot, scheme: 
( 1347 )  ja le dit archidiacne, machinant coment il purra destourbir le dit plee  King’s Bench ii cxxix

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See also:

enmachiner  imaginer  machinance  machination 
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machiner