aceindre (s.xii1)
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aceindre (s.xii1)

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[ FEW: 24,74b accingere; Gdf: 1,43c aceindre; GdfC: ∅; TL: 1,72 aceindre; DEAF:  aceindre; DMF:  aceindre; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 14c accingere ]
aceinter,  asceindre; 
p.p. aceint  

v.a.

1to surround, encircle, enclose: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Des carnieres dunt tot est acient (l. aceint)  5501
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Une haute roche i avoit Ke un dé  (ed. de) costes aceignoit  1356
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiiex )  Mut hautement est enclos icest Paradis Del mur de virginité ke asceint le purpris  1818
2 ven. to close in, drive (quary) together: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Une herde de cerfs troverent. Li peres al fiz les aceinst E li fiz [...] A un cerf traist k'il avisa  142

v.absol.

1costumeto gird, provide with a belt or girdle: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Les seins [...] Mult volunters se entremetteint Les uns de vestemens adresser, L’autre de aceinter et acurcer  163.xxxvi.125
2ven.to close in, drive quary together: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  (the king who goes hunting)une herde vit aler. Dejuste un arbre est descenduz, Il meismes ad sun arc tenduz. Partut descendent li barun, Li autre aceinent d'envirun  6312

p.p._as_a.

1mil.surrounded, besieged: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Pur ce que je me repose el jur de tribulaciun, e que je munte al nostre aceint (Latin: accinctum) pople  135.V.26
ceindre#1  enceindre 
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