acener (1165-80 (?))
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acener (1165-80 (?))

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  FEW:  cinnare 2/i,689a Gdf:  acener 1,44a GdfC: ∅ TL: acener 1,74 DEAF:  cener 1 (acener)  DMF:  acener  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
aceiner;  açainer;  ascener,  assener,  asener,  esceiner  

There is persistent scribal confusion with acener, asener, assigner and enseigner.

v.a.

1also_fig.to beckon: 
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  Dunc le acena ele od sa main  266.70
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiim )  Par granz miseries nostre fin nos aceine  200
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Mais li concinator verais Trestoz ensemble a une pais Rapele e de sa mein açaine E a une sentence amaine  14589
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Quant il le vit, tost l’acena  4695
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  pur quei te peines A faire au Roi dolors e peines Qui vent a toi quant tu l'esceines  1123
♦to call in, invite: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  nul homme au manger le pria ne a ostel le assena (var. (BN: s.xivin) asseigna) e issi tot jun ala hors de la grant cité  11.15
♦to call (to oneself): 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Aperte chose est k’il (=J.C.) nus eime E si acene [e] nus recleime  5560
♦to summon: 
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  veit les destrers ke il ameine, Tut se espert e vers sei l’aceine (var. (B: s.xivin) la seyn)  6750

v.absol.

1fig.to invite: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  umblesce, ke put assener A haute vye  403
acenement  acenerie  cener#1 
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