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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.

1to beckon, summon or encourage by gesturing:

( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Dunc le acena ele od sa main 266.70

( s.xii^ex; MS: s.xiii^m ) 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.xiii^m ) Quant il le vit, tost l’acena 4695

( 1273-82; MS: s.xiv^ex ) pur quei te peines A faire au roi dolors e peines Qui vent a toi quant tu l'esceines 1123

acener a

1to call in, invite to:

( s.xiii^ex; 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

v.absol.

acener a

1to summon, invite to:

( c.1275; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) umblesce, ke put assener A haute vye 403

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