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acuinte (s.xiiiin)
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acuinte (s.xiiiin)

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acoint,  acointe  (aqueince (l. aqueinte))  
  FEW:  accognitus 24,77a Gdf:  acointe 1 1,60c GdfC: ∅ TL: acointe 1 1,92 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  accointe 1  TLF:  accointe  OED:  acquaint a. and n.  MED:  aqueinte n.  DMLBS: ∅

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acquaintance, friend: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  E, quant la vint, iloec truvat Un sun acuinte qu’il amat  S Jean ANTS 2852
( 1275; MS: c.1282 )  je alay […] a une garce ke feu mun aqueince (l. aqueinte)  Plac Cor (C) 21
( s.xiv; MS: s.xiv )  Nule hure se repose Jeskes ele eit eue la chose: [...] De aver acun acoint Ki a lu face la puint  Against Women 31
♦fellowship: 
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Quant ce n’entent, ne vaut rien L’acointe del Giu a Crestien  Man pechez 5468

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acuinter 
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