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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Enples(e, Enpleyse, v. [Var. of Emplese v.] tr. and intr. To please; to be pleasing (to one).a. tr. a1400 Leg. S. iii. 584.
Thare for is nedful, that thru thé Oure goddis now enpleysit be Ib. xviii. 27.
A monk [that] forsit hym ay In althinge God to enpleseb. intr. a1400 Leg. S. xxviii. 323.
He … For our synnis come sacrifice Til God his fadir til enples Ib. xxxiv. 68.
Scho Far mar besynes cane do To enplese to this warld, than he Did enplesand to God to be
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