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[anocher] (1310-11)

[anocher] (1310-11)

anoccer  
  FEW:  *osca *7,432a Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  osche (*)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

The verb ocher ('to notch') can take the prefix en-, and this single YBB attestation can be interpreted as a spelling variant of this compound, cf. enocher. However, English and Anglo-Norman show evidence of a lexicalized contraction of the 'n' of the indefinite article (resulting in the noun noche1), and this attestation suggest the existence of of a verbal derivative of that noun, *nocher (currently not attested) with a prefix a-.

v.intrans.

to notch, make indents or grooves on a tally stick
( 1310-11 )  homme ne put anoccer ou amenuser ceux noches a sa volunté ou fere rasure  YBB Ed II vi 35

See also:

noche1  enocher 
This is an AND1 entry © MHRA 1977-1992: reproduced with permission. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
anocher