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achair (c.1200)

achair (c.1200)

acair,  achaier;  akair; 
ind.pr.3 achet; 
ind.pr.6 acheent; 
pret.6 achaierent; 
cond.3 accherreit,  acherreit; 
p.p. achau,  achey,  akau  
  FEW:  cadere 26,2 Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  achair  / cheoir (acheoir)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  accidere 14b
v.intrans.to fall, lapse
v.impers.to happen

v.intrans.

lawto fall, lapse
( 1308-09 )  les .ij. parties de ceux tenemenz, ovesqe la terce partie qaunt ele eschereit (var. cheroitaccherreit) aprés la mort Agnés, furent allotez a A.  YBB Ed II ii 64 (var.)
achair a
1 to befall, happen to
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin ) A chescun prestre recluse se puit confesser de tieles communes pecchez qe a touz acheent  Ancren1 246.38
2 to fall, pass to
( 1293 ) issy ke meyme cete tere est ore achey a ly par la resone de le joint feffement  YBB 21-22 Ed I 271
( 1309-11 ) lez tenemenz en Trebedroke ou la prise fust faite si achaierent a la pourpartie Oppe  YBB Ed II iv 74

v.impers.

to happen
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) icel porra ci akair: Si l'un n'en vout nul plet tenir Un autre ert par venture Ki mut i mettra sa cure  Josaphaz2 17
achair a
1 to befall, happen to
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) Icil chai en grant poverte; Avant al secle mult riche fu, Mes ore li est si akau. Cel aventure achet sovent E nomement a bone gent  Mir N-D 206.XLVIII.14 and 16
2to pertain to, be appropriate to
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  Ses plus ch[e]rs amis furent dui Moines de grant religiun, Bons clers de grant descresciun, Dunt il me vus apent a dire, Quant il achet a ma matire  S Edw paris ANTS 973

See also:

chair  enchair  eschair 
This is an AND1 entry © MHRA 1977-1992: reproduced with permission. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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