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acurre (s.xii1)
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acurre (s.xii1)

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acore,  acorre;  acourir,  acourre;  acure  
  FEW:  accurrere 24,92a Gdf:  acorre 1,79a GdfC:  acourir 8,28c TL: acorre 1,113 DEAF:  acorre  DMF:  accourir  TLF:  accourir  OED:  occur v. (accur)  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  accurrere 17a

v.intrans.

1to come running: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  N’estot somondre icels ki l’unt oit, Tuit i acorent, nes li enfant petit  S Alexis1 510
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Corineus i acorut Des que il seut que lutier dut  Brut WACE 1105
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Tuit i acorent pur agarder l’enfant  Anc Test (E) 1615
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Dunc i acurent li Bretun, Sis asaillent tut envirum  Brut Royal 999
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xivin )  (when the clerk is miraculously healed) Lui veisins acurent  (ed. acur[ur]ent) Quant il l'aventure surent  Mir Vge 43.335
2fig.to accrue: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  richeises se elles acurrent (Latin: affluxerint), n’i aposez (Latin: apponatis) le quer  Camb Ps 105.LXI.10
acurre sur a
come in abundance to: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 ) Tutdis lui crest e acurt sure Ke sen despent en bone cure  Pet Phil 137
tens n’acurt (pas) a
tens1

See also:

coure1  encurre 
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