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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Amove, Amuff, v.¹ Also: amoue, amowe, ammove. [Early ME. amove, OF. amover, amovoir, amouvoir, L. admovēre.]

1. tr. To affect with strong emotion; to stir up or excite; to annoy or anger. 1375 Barb. iii. 524.
Mekill ioy … May ger men sua amowyt be, That watir fra the hart will rys c1420 Wynt. vii. 1832 (C).
The Kynge Wilȝam … Hely amowit thar at was Ib. 3016 (C).
Thai said he amowit wes Agane Robert oure kynge withe crowne ?1438 Alex. ii. 2642.
Me think that ȝe amouit are c1475 Wall. iv. 237.
Sumpart amowet, wraithly till it he went c1515 Asl. MS. I. 188/29.
The prince of gret Scotland … was gretlie amovit thairat 1513 Doug. ii. ii. 148.
Quham … the Grekis, all ammovit For myne eschaping, turment sal with pane

b. To move to action; to influence. Also with inf. 1375 Barb. xii. 299.
Covatis of senȝhory Amovis thame a1400 Leg. S. iii. 337.
I will … tel thé till … Hou resonable cause amowit That makar of man Ib. xxv. 351.
Quhat amowit ȝou this to fare? 1513 Doug. i. viii. 36.
Bot thar hart The onkouth cace amovit in sum part Forto dissymyll

2. To set in motion; to bring on or about; to cause. 14.. Acts I. 25/2.
The quhilk wrang was amuffyt betuen thaim in the lande of the kyng of Scotlande 1424 Ib. II. 3/1.
That na man tak on hande in tyme to cum to amuff or mak weire aganis othir c1420 Wynt. viii. 3319.
This wes the fyrst entycement, That amovyd on this were Ib. 4974.
Kyng Edward … walde amowe were in Frawns c1420 Ratis R. 968.
That nane … sa[y] that scho was caus, in thé That suld amove it so to bee

b. To disturb, disorder. a1500 Bk. Chess 332.
Quhen thai saw all this gret offens Amovit nocht this clerkis paciens

3. intr. To be excited or stirred up. ?1438 Alex. ii. 3919.
Amuffis thow nocht and be nocht hait! 1456 Hay II. 109/11.
Thaire lyfis [have been] tynt be the mekle malice that in thame amovis a1500 Bk. Chess 305.
He spittit in his face, And neuertheles this lord amovit nocht In word or deid

b. To be in motion. 1461 Liber Plusc. I. 382.
All the wyndis that vnder the hevyn amovis [v.r. mufeis]