abuter1 (s.xiiiin)
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abuter1 (s.xiiiin)

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  FEW:  butr 15/ii,38a Gdf:  abuter 1,40b GdfC: ∅ TL: abuter 1,70 DEAF:  but (abuter)  DMF:  abuter  TLF:  abuter  OED:  abut v.  MED:  abutten v.1  DMLBS:  abuttare 11b
aboter;  abutter,  abuster  

v.refl.

1to conclude, decide: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Seint Jache […] Ki bien s’afiche e bien s’abute Que […]  1661
2to bend, bow down (?): 
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Femme se abote(l. abece?) et estent (M.E. W[oman] bowith and bent hire)  285
s'abuter a
1to lead to: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Bien ad oi e retenu […] ma predicatiun tute, E la reisun u ele se abute  13250
s'abuter vers
1localto abut, be adjacent to: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Sicum vif fussent se sevrerent, E vers les pareiz s’abuterent  6896

p.pr._as_a.

abutant sur
1localabutting on, adjacent to: 
( 1430-31 )  mees ou tenement ensy abuttant sur le dite market place  iv 374

p.p._as_a.

1finan.paid off, concluded: 
( 1371 )  vous comandons qui a lui paiez tant .iijc. et cynquante marcz d’esterlinges abusté a la feste de Pentecoste prochein venant  ii 25
se mettre abuté contre
1to thrust oneself in front of: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  E cuntre ses (=St Francis's) freres abuté se myst  8489
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