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achater1 (s.xii1/3)
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The form achaster is a cross reference to the following entry:

achater1 (s.xii1/3)

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achaster,  achatier,  achatre;  acater,  acatier,  acatre;  acheter;  akater;  enchater,  escheter;  eschatre;  chater,  chatre,  kater, 
(p.p. acthaté  Northern Pet 167)  
  FEW:  *accaptare 24,66a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  acheter 8,23b TL: achater 3,196 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  acheter  TLF:  acheter  OED:  achate v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1merch.to buy: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  se hom veot serf achater [...]  Lapid 240.1131
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Kenut ad la reine amee, sun pesant d'or l'ad achatee  Rom de Rou wace i 212.1374
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  respundi: ‘tant ne sui d’aver eisez Que jeo tel serf achater peusse’ […] Le pris del serf alat acreire E trente souz pur lui dunat  S Jean ANTS 2871
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Mes il ne trovoit ke achatier Fors anguillies  S Audree1 4331
( 1258-59 )  nul home de religion ne pusse nule tere achater sanz le gré le seignur  Ann Burt 474
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  Nostre Seignor qe nous fourma e de soun sank nous chata  BOZ Cont 185
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  mon droit heritage lequel, Sire, vous purchaseastes et achatastes de si preciouse monoie de sank de vostre douz coer  Sz Med1 45
( c.1356 )  marchandises de lui akatez  ROUGH 16
( 1372 )  G.M. nostre achatour, pur achater bestes, chars, et pesceons  GAUNT1 i 106
♦finan.to acquire against payment: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  volt que prenget moyler a sun vivant, Dunc li acatet filie d’un noble franc  S Alexis1 40
♦fig.to buy (for), supply (to), bring: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  li preiuns que... En icest siecle nus acat pais e goie  S Alexis1 623
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Ceste peine, seignurs, cest desturber Nus achata Adam par sa muiller  Anc Test (B) 173
♦merch.to deal, buy and sell (?): 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  aux[i]onari: achater  TLL i 155
2fig.to win over: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Cil qui Dayre ad occis en fin m’ad achaté Pur ceo qe ne l’avoie prié ne rové  Rom Chev ANTS 3729
3to take possession of: 
( 1367 )  qe bien lise a […] J. de I. entrere les dites villes et illeoqes destreindre et les destresces enchater et detenir tanque gree lui ent soit fait  Ind Ret 1.18
cher achater
also_fig.to pay dearly for: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Ly povere e ly chetif cest estrif compar[er]ent, E la mort Alisandre mult cher achaterent  Rom Chev ANTS 8036
( c.1275 )  il lor (=Jews) covient […] k’il achatent plus cher ke un crestien  Exchequer Chamber i.cxiv

v. absol.

merch.to buy: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Puis vint li mercresdi U il uvrat issi Que il sout laburer E vendre e achater  Comput ANTS 550
estre a achater
merch.to be for sale: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Si vostre amour seit a doner […] Si vostre amur seit a chater […]  Ancren2 147.31

p.pr. as s.

merch.occupationbuyer: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  (J.C.) en (=from the Temple) getat tuz les vendanz E si fit il tuz les achatanz  Mirur1 138va8

See also:

rachater1  surachater 
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