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

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

v.a.

1to embrace, hold in one's arms: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  Chi dunt li vit [...] Sun mort amfant detraire ed acoler  429
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Al col li ad sun braz jeté, Mult l'a baisé e acolé  2718
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Puis l’acola, si l’ad treis feiz beisé  (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  617
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Si li comence tantost baisier et acoler  352.1655

v.n.

acoler sur le col de
1to 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  (A) 372a

sbst._inf.

1embrace: 
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Une liue de terre peussiez bien aler, Del rei de ses baruns tant dura l’acoler  1931
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