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Empoison

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To poison.

    "And therfore who someuer dyned or feested syre Gawayne wold comynly purueye for good fruyte for hym / and soo dyd the quene for to please sir Gawayne / she lete purueye for hym al maner of fruyte /[…]/ and this Pyonel hated syre Gawayne[…]for pure enuy & hate sir Pyonel enpoysond certayn appels for to enpoysonne sir Gawayn"

Etymology

From Middle English empoisounen, impoisounen, from Old French empoisoner, equivalent to em- + poison.

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