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arter (c.1290)
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The form artier2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

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.

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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