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acheminer (s.xii2/4)

acheminer (s.xii2/4)

achiminer;  encheminer,  enchiminer  
  FEW:  camminus 2/i,146a Gdf:  encheminer 3,100b GdfC:  acheminer 8,23a TL: acheminer 1,83 / encheminer 3,200 DEAF:  chemin (acheminer)  / chemin (encheminer)  DMF:  acheminer  / encheminer  TLF:  acheminer  OED: MED: DMLBS:

v.trans.

also_fig.to send forth
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  (the priest) dait le corps Crist sacrer Et tutes gentz acheminer  Corset ANTS 1288

v.intrans.

1to set off, depart
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  A Deu li comande, si sont enchiminez  Boeve 2813
2to travel, go on one’s way
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  Et defendoms […] qe nuly teus ne oceye taunt cum il serount trovez en lour chemyn encheminaunt (var. (M: s.xivin) cheminaunt)  BRITT i 65

v. refl.

to set off, depart
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Entret en sa veie, si s'est achiminez  Roland 365
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Quant Cador ot fait cele ocise, E la terre out tute en pais mise, Soentre Artur s’achemina  Brut WACE 9409
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Quant il virent lur aise, par nuit s'acheminerent  Becket1 2070

sbst. inf.

departure
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  sauve qe nule somounse ne vient avaunt l’enchiminer (var. (L: c.1300) l’enchimener; (N: c.1310) le chemyner; (M: s.xivin) le cheminer)  BRITT ii 344

See also:

cheminer1 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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