acomprer (s.xiii1)
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acomprer (s.xiii1)

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  FEW:  comparare 1 *2/ii,969a Gdf:  acomperer 1,68c GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  comparer 2 (acomparer)  DMF:  acomprer  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
acomparer;  acomprier,  acomprir,  atemprer(l. acemprer)  

v.a.

1finan.to pay for, be penalized for: 
( 1292 )  yl ne fra nent a la value en ceo cas de son tenement ke sun pere alyenz, pur ceo ke en ceo cas yl ne atempra(l. acempra) nent le tort sun pere  20-21 Ed I 303
( 1313-14 )  si vous eiez porté maveys bref nous ne devoms mie acomprier (var. comparer; comprire) vostre fol purchas  Ed II vii 140
♦ fig. to pay for, suffer the consequences of: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Tost fu la folie acomparee Kar ele chai et le pé li glisse […]  216.114
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xivm ) Si pri ton serf cheitif [...] qe ce qe mon corps ad maufait en terre, qe ma cheitive alme le puisse acomprir en purgatorie par recompensacion de peine  47.40
2 fig. to make pay, suffer the consequences: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii1 ) le sauter traita e fist, Ke home, kant il fust en honur U le aveit mis sun creatur, Ne tendi pas sa digneté; Pur ceo fud il acomparé. A itant par est folur De curucer sun creatur  1478

v.n.

acomprer de son cors
1fig.to pay with one’s life: 
( 1392 )  le quelle luy dist […] de part le dit counte q’il fuist faux et q’il acomperoit de son corps […] et q’il n’eschaperoit mye ses mayns  79
comprer 
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