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acesmer (1136-37)
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The form aceesmé is a cross reference to the following entry:

acesmer (1136-37)

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acemer,  ascemer,  asscemer,  assemer;  aucesmer; 
p.p. aceesmé,  acemmé,  acesnee;  assemé,  assenee  
  FEW:  *accismare 24,75b Gdf:  acesmer 1,49a GdfC: ∅ TL: acesmer 1,78 DEAF:  acesmer  DMF:  acesmer  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to prepare, make ready: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  E ses armes a sei chescun d’aus acesma  Horn 3108
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Lur escheles funt ajuster, A la bataille ben acemer  Brut Royal 2532
2costumeto put on, don: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Ele garde entur sei e ses dras acesma  Horn 525
♦costumeto dress (up): 
( 1136-37; MS: s.xiv1 )  Walgar esteit lur conissanz, si acesmat (var. (D: s.xiiex) enseignat)ses dous enfanz. Al rei en vint sil salüa.  GAIMAR2 4590
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  (The deacon) dait le prestre revestir Et ascemer et sustenir  Corset ANTS 1080
3costumeto adorn: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Des meillurs dras k’el out sun cors ad acesmé  Horn 790
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Lessom donc ore les autres […] asscemer lur cors  Ancren2 123.26

v.intrans.

to be pleasing: 
( MS: s.xiv )  delectat: aucesme  TLL ii 58.76
acesmer de (+ inf.)
to prepare oneself, get ready to: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiiin )  Artur le vit en piez ester E de ferir bein acesmer  Brut WACE 11496

v.refl.

to equip oneself: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiiin )  Quant il se furent acesmé E chescuns out fait sun conrei, Serreement e senz desrie Alerent les Romains ferir  Brut WACE 4014
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Li rois est meintenant munté, Mult richement s’est acesmé  Waldef BB 3378
s'acesmer de, pur (+inf.)
to prepare oneself, get ready to: 
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Li chevaler, ke la sujurnent, D’aler s’acesment e aturnent  Ipom BFR 3164
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  pur plus pecher se ascema  Pet Phil 2534

p.p. as a.

1prepared: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Donc se vont vers Perse les voies ascemees  Rom Chev ANTS 2853
♦equipped: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Lur armes, lur chevals, ne say a quei devis! bien furent ascemez cum roys poestis  Rom Chev ANTS 7411
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  D’armes sunt ben adubez, De combatre ben acemez  Brut Royal 2250
2made up, titivated: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Li mirurs […] Fet les femmes bel pareir, Que plus en seient cuveitees Quant belement sunt acemees  Mirur2 172
♦elegant, comely: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin )  De face esteit e clere e bele, De cors bien fete e acemee  S Osith 171
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Gent out le cors e acesmé  S Modw 99
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  la virgine pure Fu bele et gente et assemee  Mir N-D 169.67
♦costumerich, sumptuous: 
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  As viscontes, as chevaliers […] Donot les robes aceesmees  S Greg 1615
♦ flowery, polished: 
( c.1185 )  Mult fu sage la dameisele, Sa parole assemee e bele  Proth ANTS 10450

See also:

asener  assigner  cesmé  enseigner  racesmer 
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