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accusement (1155)

accusement (1155)

acusement;  encusement  
  FEW:  accusare 24,93b / incusare 4,634b Gdf:  acusement 1,93b / encusement 3,126b GdfC: TL: acusement 1,132 / encusement 3,272 DEAF:  acuser (acusement)  / acuser (encusement)  DMF:  accusement  / encusement  TLF: OED:  accusement n.  MED:  ac(c)usement n.  DMLBS:  accusamentum 2 17a / incusamentum 1318c

s.

accusation
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Tant fait par sun acusement Ke tuit a tort sanz jugement Li quens lur fait deforcement De un lur bois  S Modw 8565
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Atant se coruce estrangement A ceus ke firent l’encusement  Mir N-D 66.162
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  De quel cumpassement voloms nous qe le encusement soit fet a nous meymes, ou a autre  BRITT i 99
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  se funt accusementz mes ne mie enditemenz  Mir Just 53
( 1325 )  qe desore tieux attachementz ne se facent par simple acusement sans procés de lay  Rot Parl1 i 430
( 1414 )  J. M. […] fuist mys a la mort saunz nulle accusement  Rot Parl1 iv 18
pej.slander, false accusation
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Un en i out mult malartous, E de parler mult enginnus; Bien sout trobler une raison E esmover une tençon, Bien sout fere un encusement E tresturner un jugement  Brut WACE 2337
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Ceo put l’em bien veoir Qe ma mort ne vousis […] Ceo fut encusement cum l’en put apercevoir; Il te quida honir e moy bien decevoir  Rom Chev ANTS 2841
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiim )  as tu mis ore en obliement Ke feis a Hunlaf le grant encusement […]?  Horn (O) 5047
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accusement