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acoler (1120-40)
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acoler (1120-40)

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acoller;  encoler  
  FEW:  collum 2/ii,913a Gdf:  acoler 1,64b / encoler 1 3,109a GdfC:  acoler 8,25b TL: acoler 1,96 / encoler 3,222 DEAF:  col 1 (acoler)  / col 1 (encoler)  DMF:  accoler  / encoller 1  TLF:  accoler  OED:  accoll v.  MED:  acolen v.2  DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

to embrace, hold in one's arms: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  Chi dunt li vit [...] Sun mort amfant detraire ed acoler  S Alexis1 429
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Al col li ad sun braz jeté, Mult l'a baisé e acolé  Brut WACE 2718
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Puis l’acola, si l’ad treis feiz beisé  Anc Test (B) 5816
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Car quer de femme est si mole, Esquier ou clerke quant l’acole (M.E. beclippe hure), […] Femme fole le recole  BIBB ROTH (G) 617
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Si li comence tantost baisier et acoler  LANGTOFT thiol2 352.1655

v.intrans.

acoler sur le col de
to embrace: 
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  Lors estoit grant plur fait de tous, et cil acollauntz sur le col de Paul (var. et cils acollauntz Paulus), le boiserent  Actes (A) 372a

sbst. inf.

embrace: 
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Une liue de terre peussiez bien aler, Del rei de ses baruns tant dura l’acoler  FANT OUP 1931
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