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[preoccupier] (s.xiii)
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[preoccupier] (s.xiii)

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preocuper  
  FEW:  occupare 7,301b Gdf:  preoccuper 6,384c GdfC:  preoccuper 10,408b TL: prëocuper 7,1772 DEAF:  ocuper (preocuper)  DMF:  préoccuper  TLF:  préoccuper  OED:  preoccupy v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  praeoccupare 2415b

v.trans.

to catch, capture in advance: 
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  Les dolours d’enfern me morerount ja Et la lace de mort moi preocupa (Latin: preoccupaverunt me laquei mortis)  Vis Tond 132

[gdw]

See also:

occupier1 
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