Middle English Dictionary Entry
empeinen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | empeinen v. |
| Etymology | OF enpainer. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. a)painen.
1.
To exert (oneself); to make an effort (to do something); --refl.
Associated quotations
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)633 : Eyþer enpaynede him other to slo, ac ȝut nad þay no wounde.
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)717 : Eyþer enpeynede him with al ys miȝt to dyngen oþer adoun.
2.
To suffer distress or injury;--pass.
Associated quotations
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)4169 : Þy puple ys her enpayned stronge, For þay han y-laye her þus longe.
- c1436 Ipswich Domesday(2) (Add 25011)163 : Ȝif ony in the toun falsely..ensclaundre other..wherby that he be enpeyned or resceyve damage or dishonour.