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acurser (1160-74)

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acurser (1160-74)

acorser, 
(p.p.pl. accurs)  
  FEW:  cursus 2/ii,1578a / accursus 24,92b Gdf:  acorser 1,79c GdfC: TL: acorser 1,114 DEAF:  cors 2 (acorser)  DMF:  accourser  TLF:  accourser  OED: MED: DMLBS:  accursus 17a

v.trans.

to set on course
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Cum fait la nef desestachee Quant ele est primes acursee  Mirur1 151ra12

v.intrans.

acurser vers
to charge, rush towards
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  Si uncore un jor le truis en turnei, Ke mun destrer puisse acurser vers sei, De m'espee le quid faire un espei Parmi le cors  Otinel 55

v.refl.

to get on one’s course
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Por la hache que il cremeit, S'acorsa cil de grant vertu  Rom de Rou wace ii 211.8729
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiim )  Car por aveir tricherie s’acorse, Donc rest barate par coveitise sorse  Rom rom 531

p.p. as a.

set to
( 1312 )  a cel temps il furunt accurs a recoverer ceus services  YBB Ed II xii 115
prevalent, dominant
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Partant pert bien que destinee Par tut le mund est acursee  S Clem ANTS 8004

See also:

cours 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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