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acouter (s.xii1/4)
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acouter (s.xii1/4)

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acoter,  acuter;  encuter  
  FEW:  accubitare 24,88b Gdf:  acoter 1,82a / encouter 3,120c GdfC:  accoter 8,21c TL: acoter 1,119 / encoter 3,258 DEAF:  acoter  / acoter (encoter)  DMF:  accoter  / encouter  TLF:  accoter  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  accubitare 16c

v.intrans.

to lie down, lean on one's elbows: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Neissant le soleil deseverrunt, e en lur leitieres acuterunt (Latin: Oriento sole recedent, et in cubilibus suis cubabunt)  Camb Ps 189.CIII.22
acuter a
to lean (one's elbows) on, against: 
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  A pilere ne devez apoer (var. (C: s.xiv2/4) acuter)  Courtoisie 399.39 (var.)
( 1430; MS: s.xv2/4 )  Cum devant ai dit, ne devez acoter A autri table au manger, Mes a la vostre bien poez  Courtoisie 440.108
acuter sur
fig.to lie, weigh upon: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Esledeça Egypte en l’aler d’els; kar encutad la crieme d’icels sur els  Oxf Ps ANTS 106.104.36

v.refl.

to lie down, lean on one's elbows: 
( MS: s.xii1/4 ) incumbunt: s'acutent  TLL i 19.n3
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Sur un chevalier s'acota, sun chief mist fors, l'ewe esgarda  Rom de Rou wace i 236.2031
( 1430; MS: s.xv2/4 )  Quant vous ceez au manger, Ne vous acotez a oriler  Courtoisie 439.105
s’acuter a genuillun(s)
to kneel down: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  [s]’est acuté al temple a geneillons, Si fet ses prieres e dit ses oreisons  Rom Chev ANTS 514
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  A genoillun s’est acuté E  (ms. A) Dampnedeu ad reclamé […]  S Edm Life ANTS 1441

p.p. as a.

lying down, leaning on one’s elbows: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  La royne ert acoutee a l’esponde du lit  Rom Chev ANTS 183
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Li reis iert acuté e un poi sumeilla  FANT OUP 1956

See also:

coute1 
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