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mainoverer (c.1136-37)

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mainoverer (c.1136-37)

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FEW: manuopera 6/i,283b Gdf: manouvrer 5,153a GdfC: manouvrer 10,119a TL: manovrer 5,1087 DEAF: manovrer DMF: manoeuvrer TLF: manoeuvrer OED: manure v. MED: mainouren v. DMLBS: mainurare 1687c

mainoeverer, mainorer, mainouverer, mainovrer; manoeverer, manovrer, manuevrer; maynorer, maynoverer, maynovrer; meinoverer, meinoverir; menerer; meynerer, meynoverer, meynoverer, meynoverir, mayneauvyrer, meyneevrer ,
pret.6 manivent 270,
p.pr.pl. manuraunce,
p.p. manurs i 307

v.a.1to cultivate, till (land) ♦ (of trees) to trim 2to construct, build ♦ to insert, work into 3to cause, create
v.n.1to work ♦ to work the land, till ♦ to work, follow a trade
inf._as_s.1machination
p.p._as_a.1worked, decorated by hand

v.a.

1agriculturalto cultivate, till (land):

( 1343 ) keynes [...] coupier, mainouverer et carier 212

( 1366; MS: 1570-1610 ) [...] qu’il list as ditz seigniors a mener ové eux en lour pounde lez ditz bestes issint pasturaunce ou manuraunce lour ditz terres en non de destresse 50.XII.9

( 1378 ) le paiis estoit enhabité et maynovré iii 45

( 1425 ) si le seignour vexe son tenaunt per sovent distresse pur quell il ne poet maynorer son terre [...] i 18

♦trees agricultural bot.(of trees) to trim:

( 1305 ) Robert trova mesme cely turbes fowant e maynoverant le soyl 32-33 Ed I 485

2build.to construct, build:

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) Trestut les punz [...] Fist li reis faire e manovrer 4729

♦to insert, work into:

( MS: s.xii^2/4 ) Carles en ad la mure, merci Deu, En l’orét punt l’ad faite manuvrer 2506

3to cause, create:

( c.1292; MS: c.1300 ) [...] et del remenaunt de la nusaunce meynoveré en le autre soil [...] i 405

v.n.

1to work:

( 1285-1330 ) si ke nus ne poums meynoverir ne profit prendre de cel maner 347.25

( c.1292; MS: c.1300 ) il meynovera en le tenement cum seignur i 265

♦agriculturalto work the land, till:

( 1304 ) il recovera la tere, il recovera totes les choses cressaunz sus la tere, e vus freschement les enportastes eyns q’il maynovera 32-33 Ed I 7

( 1366; MS: 1570-1610 ) que nul Irroies pasture ne mayneavyre sur les terres as Engleis 50.XII.5

♦to work, follow a trade:

( MS: 1419 ) en ceo qe il meinovere en le mister 383

inf._as_s.

1pej.machination:

( 1423 ) en cest cas des tielx entrees, occupations, manoeverers et prise des profitz, outrement acquité et dischargé iv 254

prendre a mainoverer

1lawto be caught in the act, red-handed:

( 1328 ) des ques deux furent puis pris a meyneevrer de partie de mesme le drap robbé v 37

p.p._as_a.

1 worked, decorated by hand:

( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii² ) beles vestures cointes, Bels pavillons e beles tentes, Manovrees od granz ententes 10496

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