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arter (c.1290)

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arter (c.1290)

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artier, artir, arcer

FEW: arctare 25,106b Gdf: arcté 1,384a GdfC: ∅ TL: arter 1,553 DEAF: ∅ DMF: arter / arcter TLF: ∅ OED: art v.1 MED: arten v. DMLBS: artare 1 132b

The words arcer and arter are often indistinguishable in medieval manuscrips.

v.trans.1to compel, require (by law) ♦ to compel (to attend) 2to curb, restrain ♦ to check, hold back
p.p. as a.narrow

v.trans.

1lawto compel, require (by law):

( 1344 ) qe nul homme soit artez a prendre la novelle monoie d’or Stats i 301 vi

( 1346 ) nulle ley arce le tenant de luy countrepledre la ou ele avoit dreit YBB 20 ii Ed III 41

( 1347 ) constreintz et artez de faire fin Rot Parl¹ ii 168

( 1351-52 ) qe nul desore soit arté de faire tieux aprestes contre sa volunté Rot Parl¹ ii 239

( 1376 ) B. de G. […] ad de nouvel puiz mesmes les treues […] artez par ses lettres et dures menaces de mort […] les dites genz de leur obliger a lui en une autre reançon Bruges 51.21

( 1381 ) facez artir et compeller les executours […] GAUNT² i 195

♦to compel (to attend):

( 1359-60 ) eymes entenduz qe vous soietz en purpos de seer a Excestre […] et illoeqes plees seculers d’assizes tenir, et noz subgetz arter a jurer encontre les leys de Seynte Eglise (=it being Lent) GRANDISSON 1208

2to curb, restrain:

( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 ) par les arçzouns en jus fermés Sunt les boefs cy forte artez (M.E. streingned) Ki les covent maugrer lour Par le agoiloun eschuer errour BIBB ROTH (G) 934

♦to check, hold back:

( 1372 ) l’ewe est estopé, arté & constreint Rot Parl¹ ii 312

p.p. as a.

narrow:

( 1327 ) q’ils peussent oster […] totes autres maneres des reitz trop estretez et artés mis en la ewe de Tamise Rot Parl² 128

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