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aceindre (s.xii1)
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aceindre (s.xii1)

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aceinter,  asceindre; 
p.p. aceint  
  FEW:  accingere 24,74b Gdf:  aceindre 1,43c GdfC: ∅ TL: aceindre 1,72 DEAF:  aceindre  DMF:  aceindre  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  accingere 14c

v.trans.

1to surround, encircle, enclose: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Des carnieres dunt tot est acient (l. aceint)  Salemon 5501
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Une haute roche i avoit Ke un dé  (ed. de) costes aceignoit  S Audree1 1356
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiiex )  Mut hautement est enclos icest Paradis Del mur de virginité ke asceint le purpris  Chant Chanz 1818
2 ven. to close in, drive (quary) together: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Une herde de cerfs troverent. Li peres al fiz les aceinst E li fiz [...] A un cerf traist k'il avisa  Brut WACE 142

v.absol.

1costumeto gird, provide with a belt or girdle: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Les seins [...] Mult volunters se entremetteint Les uns de vestemens adresser, L’autre de aceinter et acurcer  Mir N-D 163.xxxvi.125
2ven.to close in, drive quary together: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  (the king who goes hunting)une herde vit aler. Dejuste un arbre est descenduz, Il meismes ad sun arc tenduz. Partut descendent li barun, Li autre aceinent d'envirun  GAIMAR1 6312

p.p. as a.

mil.surrounded, besieged: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Pur ce que je me repose el jur de tribulaciun, e que je munte al nostre aceint (Latin: accinctum) pople  Oxf Ps ANTS 135.V.26

See also:

ceindre1  enceindre 
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