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acunvenir (1292)
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acunvenir (1292)

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aconvenir;  aconvenire,  aconvenere;  acovenir;  encovenir  
  FEW:  convenire 2/ii,1127a Gdf:  aconvenir 1,74a GdfC: ∅ TL: acovenir 1,122 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  aconvenir  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

to agree (on), come to an agreement (about): 
( 1292 )  soloms ceo q’il pount aconvenire  (ed. a conve iure) entre lé bailifs le evesque e les marchaunz  PONTISSARA ii 722.26
( 1340 )  nous avond encovent et promis au nostre cousin [...] que [...]  Engl Dip Pract  666

v.impers.

to be agreed: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  Mes s’il soit aconvenu entre les parties qe […] soit fet solom ceo qe convent entre les parties  BRITT ii 114
( 1295 )  Fait a remembrer qu’il est acovenu e acordei entre le Roy Edward […] E Johan Duk’ de L.  Treaty Rolls i 167
( 1306 )  e conterent q’il acovient entre eux qe […]  YBB 33-35 Ed I 141
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  tiel an […] acovynt entre les avantdiz A. et W. qe […]  Nov Narr 102
( 1392 )  aconvenutz  (ed. acouvenutz) est et assentuz entre eaux [...] que [...]  Dover Charters 120
lesser acunvenir
1to allow to come to an agreement: 
( 1346 )  Lessetz nous a convenere (l. aconvenere?) od cella quant il avera fait sa lei  YBB 20ii Ed III 295
2to allow to take pleasure: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  si en amera tuz jurs le mielz sun oisel, si l’en l’i lest acovenir  Glan lex 17C

See also:

convenir 
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