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acurber (s.xiii1)
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acurber (s.xiii1)

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acorbir;  acourver  
  FEW:  curvare 2/ii,1589a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: acorber 1,107 DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to bend down, bring low: 
( MS: s.xiv2 )  la haltesce des homes ert acourvee (Latin: incurvabitur)  Bible hackett (A) 220ra
2to sway, incline: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  N’est mie merveille si lai gent Sunt acurbez a tel talant  Mirur2 360

v.intrans.

to become bent: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Tut ariere li acurbi  S Audree1 4479

See also:

corb1 
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