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achever (1155)
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achever (1155)

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achaver,  acheveir,  achevir;  achiever,  achiver;  aschever;  eschever,  eschevir  (achevrer)  
  FEW:  caput 2/i,339a Gdf:  achever 1,55b GdfC:  achever 8,24a TL: achever 1,84 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  achever  TLF:  achever  OED:  achieve v.  / escheve v.  MED:  acheven v.  DMLBS:  achevare 18c

v.trans.

1to complete, carry out: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Ço qu il dist volt achever  Rom de Rou wace ii 4775
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  il nen out respit ne tens Ke il la p[e]ust […] Auner si grant asemblee Ke achever peust grant medlee  S Edm Life ANTS 4060
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Jo vus dorrai asez de mon tresor, Pur achevrer l’overainne, argent e or  Anc Test (B) 11858
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Gardez donqes […] Lu bien q’avez por Dé enpris Qe de trestot vostre poeir Vus esforciez de l’acheveir  S Greg 1946
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1307-15 )  enprist sovent trop grant chose ke il ne pout eschever  Reis Engl1 168
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  Le roy graunta meyntenaunt quanque vodra ordyner, si yl purra cele bosoigne issi achevyr  Fouke ANTS 55.5
♦to end, finish: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Issi fud la guerre achevee  Brut WACE 2829
2lawto transfer (a tenant or service): 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  […] soit agardé qe il soit assouz del premer seignur et achevé a la terce persone  BRITT ii 47

v.intrans.

1to end up: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  N’ad femme ke seit desuz la nue, Ke jofne seit u seit chanue Si ele vus vout gueres grever, Ke ele ne vus face mal achever  Pet Plet ANTS 1232
2to succeed: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  tant ne sunt apris de lai Que achever sacent bien par sei  S Clem ANTS 13504
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Ki trop enprent mal escheve  Rom 15 (Dd.10.31) 254.91
♦to attain (to): 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  E cil n’acheve pas a Crist  Chev Dé 59
3lawto attorn (one’s services to): 
( 1294 )  Willem achevit a ly de ses services  YBB 21-22 Ed I 531
♦lawto attorn one’s homage (to): 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  […] K’il dust a Deu achever E tute terre guverner  Mirur3 5392
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  voloms qe la eynzneesce nous face homage […] et qe les autres achevent a la eynznesce  BRITT ii 23

v.refl.

to be completed, end: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  Car chascune bien [en] est frarin Qui ne s’acheve en bone fin  Corset ANTS 1132

See also:

chevir 
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