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[ FEW: 2/ii,1247b costa; Gdf: 1,81a acoster /1,81b acostoier; GdfC: 8,27a acoster; TL: 1,116 acoster /1,117 acostier; DEAF: coste 1 (acoster, encoster); DMF: accoster / accostoyer; TLF: accoster; OED: accost v.; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]

acostaier, acosteeer, acosteer, acostoier; acouder, acouster; acuter; encoster; escoster

v.a.1to bring to land ♦ to sail along the coast of ♦ to bring near (to) ♦ to remain near to ♦ to adjoin 2 to bring together, set side by side 3 to stand by 4to stand on either side of ♦ to stand beside, escort
v.n.1to reach land, make landfall 2to consort, associate (with)
v.refl.1to come near, draw near (to) ♦ to be adjacent to, lie alongside 2to frequent, consort, associate (with) 3to support, corroborate

v.a.

1ship.to bring to land:

( s.xii^3/3; MS: s.xiii^m ) Lur nef acostent a l’estrande 1042

♦ship.to sail along the coast of:

( c.1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Le lunc de la mer ad siglé E le pais ad acosté 5116

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: 1312-40 ) se mistrent en la mer, e acosterent Engleterre 42.26

♦fig.to bring near (to):

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) E charité nus acoste a Dé 161va1

♦to remain near to:

( 1174-75; MS: s.xii^ex ) N’unt cure d’Engleterre lunges acosteer 431

♦to adjoin:

( 1304-05 ) lever autres edifices encosteant les murs e les eschalers 48

( 1347-48 ) les auncienes walles encosteantes la dite ewe ii 210

2 to bring together, set side by side:

( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiⁱⁿ ) Lor navie tot assenblerent, Lune nef a l'autre acosterent ii 125.6480

( MS: s.xiii² ) collaterat: (B) ascosteiet i 151

3fig. to stand by:

( 1323-25 ) qu’il venissent a nous et qu’il nous acostiseint 16

4to stand on either side of:

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) Se en eissirent ensemble od lui. Sicum i geurent, si leverent, Tut si seint J. acosterent 7144

♦to stand beside, escort:

( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) Les prophetes l’acoudeint (=B.V.M.) A si grant et bele glorie 162.87

v.n.

1ship.to reach land, make landfall:

( c.1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Les nefs fist a terre acoster, Si fist les sues tuz enz entrer 4301

( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Les nes sunt a un port tornees, Totes sunt ensenble aunees, Toutes sont ensemble acostees, Toutes sont ensemble aanchrees ii 125.6473

2to consort, associate (with):

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xiv² ) E aucune feiz enpirent par mut acoster al munde 4226

v.refl.

1to come near, draw near (to):

( c.1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Al rei Wider s'est acostez, E juste lui fu lez a lez 4951

( s.xii²; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) ses humes se acosterent a lui, si li distrent: […] 182

( MS: s.xii^ex ) Nul frere ne s’acoste a altre a ures incompetentes i 28

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Les oiseals de meinte manere Se acosteient a la rivere 70

( MS: s.xiii^ex ) Kar alme ki char n’est blemie Mult pres s’acostaie al fiz Marie (C) 2702

♦to be adjacent to, lie alongside:

( MS: s.xiii^ex ) A ceste (=Troie) s’acostoie Liconie (C) 945

2to frequent, consort, associate (with):

( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii ) Tiebalt requist le roiz e o lui s'acosta i 132.3594

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) Trop de curre se hasta Quant a la lune se acosta 2040

3to support, corroborate:

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) E Salamon a ço s’acute: 'Bien eit', feit il, 'ki tut dis dute' 1928

acuter#1 costeier#1 encostant escuter

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