aerdant (1160-74)
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aerdant (1160-74)

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  FEW:  adhaerere 24,139a Gdf:  aerdre (aerdant) 1,123b GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  aerdre (aerdant)  DMF:  aherdant  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  adhaerere (adhaerens) 27b
aherdant,  aherdaunt;  adherdant,  adheirdant,  adherdaunt;  haerdant,  aordaunt; 
pl. aherdans,  aherdanz,  haerdans,  haerdanz,  aerdouns (l. aerdauns)  

a.

1 fastening, tying: 
( MS: s.xivm )  Jeo toi pri: hasties toi et avoi trenches plus la corde del batel aherdaunt en la meer que deslies  4vb
2adherent, supporting: 
( c.1365 )  et ceste ordonnance fut faitte […] par les admiralx de north et west et d’autres seigneurs adheirdantz  64
aerdant de ses (etc.) mains
1greedy, eager to grab for things: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Mez la fame estoit auques de sez mainz aerdant, Chape chaete prist s'en eust bon garant  i 57.1239

s.

1adherent, supporter: 
( 1312 )  qe les malveis consaillers et lur aerdantz demorantz de pres du roi soient oustiez  211.25
( 1326-27 )  come celui qe fust aerdouns (l. aerdauns) a sire H. le D.  ii 10
estre aerdant a, de
1 to hold on to, stick to: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  a verité sunt aherdant Ke ne seient pas deceu en creant  23
2pej.to be party, accessory to: 
( 1321-22 )  tut ne fust il unqes endité ne cuppable de fait, consail, aide, ne aherdant de chose faite encontre nostre seignour le Roi  i 392
adherant  aerdance  aerdement  aerdre  enerdant  erdant 
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