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aprompter (s.xiiiin)
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aprompter (s.xiiiin)

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apprompter,  appromptre,  appromter,  appronter;  apromter,  aprunter  
  FEW:  impromutuare *4,607b Gdf:  aprompter 1,363b GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  emprunter (*)  DMF:  aprompter  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  appromptare 110a

v.trans.

1 to borrow, have temporary use of: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiim ) A sa veisine envea, Sa cuve a baigner apromta  Chastoiement Pere2 146
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) Cest mauntel nus covent rendre A cest povre saunz plus attendre, Kar le soen est, e par covenaunt Le apromptames dekes ataunt Ke plus povre pussums trover  S Fran ANTS 3538
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 ) quant acune chose est presté et apromté de rendre a certeyn jour  BRITT i 156.3
♦ finan. to borrow (a sum of money): 
( MS: s.xiiiex ) [...] les deners apromptet de akun veysin ay taunz e rendet les kaunt vous porret  Westm Wenlok 133
( 1327-34 ) come il aprompta du roi Edward [...] deux centz [trente] treis livres pur ganesture de son chastel [...]  Northumb 153.128
2finan.to lend (a sum of money): 
( c.1383; MS: s.xivex )  Et vous mesmes moi pleise apprompter un noble desqes ma venue vers hostiel et le m’enveier par le portour du cestes  SAMPS1 403
( c.1385; MS: s.xivex )  vous empriant [...] q’en yceste ma grande bosoigne vous moy plese apprompter .x. sous et les m’envoier par le portour d’icestes  SAMPS1 404

p.p. as a.

finan. borrowed: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 ) homme put dever pur deners apromtez  BRITT i 173.34
( 1404 ) [...] pur les sommes issint par eux apprompteez  Lett & Pet 345.284.68

See also:

aprompt  emprompter  prompter 
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