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[ FEW: 24,75b *accismare; Gdf: 1,49a acesmer; GdfC: ∅; TL: 1,78 acesmer; DEAF: acesmer; DMF: acesmer; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]

acemer, ascemer, asscemer, assemer; aucesmer;
p.p. aceesmé, acemmé, acesnee; assemé, assenee

v.a.1to prepare, make ready 2to put on, don ♦ to dress (up) 3to adorn
v.n.1to be pleasing
v.refl.1to equip oneself
p.p._as_a.1prepared ♦ equipped 2made up, titivated ♦ elegant, comely ♦ rich, sumptuous ♦ flowery, polished

v.a.

1to prepare, make ready:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) E ses armes a sei chescun d’aus acesma 3108

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) Lur escheles funt ajuster, A la bataille ben acemer 2532

2costumeto put on, don:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Ele garde entur sei e ses dras acesma 525

♦costumeto dress (up):

( 1136-37; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Walgar esteit lur conissanz, si acesmat (var. (D: s.xii^ex) enseignat)ses dous enfanz. Al rei en vint sil salüa. 4590

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) (The deacon) dait le prestre revestir Et ascemer et sustenir 1080

3costumeto adorn:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Des meillurs dras k’el out sun cors ad acesmé 790

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) Lessom donc ore les autres […] asscemer lur cors 123.26

v.n.

1to be pleasing:

( MS: s.xiv ) delectat: aucesme ii 58.76

acesmer de (+ inf.)

1to prepare oneself, get ready to:

( 1155; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Artur le vit en piez ester E de ferir bein acesmer 11496

v.refl.

1to 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 4014

( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 ) Li rois est meintenant munté, Mult richement s’est acesmé 3378

s'acesmer de, pur (+inf.)

1 to prepare oneself, get ready to:

( c.1185; MS: s.xiii^m ) Li chevaler, ke la sujurnent, D’aler s’acesment e aturnent 3164

( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 ) pur plus pecher se ascema 2534

p.p._as_a.

1prepared:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Donc se vont vers Perse les voies ascemees 2853

♦equipped:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Lur armes, lur chevals, ne say a quei devis! bien furent ascemez cum roys poestis 7411

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) D’armes sunt ben adubez, De combatre ben acemez 2250

2made up, titivated:

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) Li mirurs […] Fet les femmes bel pareir, Que plus en seient cuveitees Quant belement sunt acemees 172

♦elegant, comely:

( c.1200; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) De face esteit e clere e bele, De cors bien fete e acemee 171

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^m ) Gent out le cors e acesmé 99

( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) la virgine pure Fu bele et gente et assemee 169.67

♦costumerich, sumptuous:

( 1214; MS: 1214-16 ) As viscontes, as chevaliers […] Donot les robes aceesmees 1615

♦ flowery, polished:

( c.1185 ) Mult fu sage la dameisele, Sa parole assemee e bele 10450

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