acurber (s.xiii1)
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acurber (s.xiii1)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,1589a curvare; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: ∅; TL: 1,107 acorber; DEAF: ∅; DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
acorbir;  acourver  

v.a.

1to bend down, bring low: 
( MS: s.xiv2 )  la haltesce des homes ert acourvee (Latin: incurvabitur)  (A) 220ra
2to sway, incline: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  N’est mie merveille si lai gent Sunt acurbez a tel talant  360

v.n.

1to become bent: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Tut ariere li acurbi  4479
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