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acer (s.xii1/3)
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The form asier is a cross reference to the following entry:

acer (s.xii1/3)

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acier;  ascer,  ascere,  assere;  ascir,  asier,  achier,  asser  (esse)  
  FEW:  aciarium 24,104b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  acier 1 8,24b TL: acier 1,86 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  acier  TLF:  acier  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  acer 3 17c / acerum 18a / aciarium 18c

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1metalsteel: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiv1 )  Adamas est pere tant dure [...] Que ja par fer ne par ascer Ne [le] puit hom rien depescier  Lapid 276.292
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Tant servent bien des branz d'acier  Brut WACE 12592
( MS: s.xiiiin )  hic calibs -bis: .i. quoddam genus durissimi ferri quod gallice vocatur acer  TLL i 377
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  les branz d’acer  S Modw 8208
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiiiex )  li or fut si communs Cum fer u acer u plumbs  Eschez ANTS 10.50
( MS: s.xiii2 )  calibs: steel .i. asser  TLL ii 23.677
( 1485-1509 )  Item […] le brocour avera pur brocage […] Asser pur le barelle - .xij. d.  TNA E163/9/21, 20v
♦metalweaponsmil.(steel) blade, sword: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Mult lur veissiez cops dubler E des aciers le feu voler  Brut WACE 7806
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Il ferent paens des fers et des acers  Anc Test (B) 4241
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Par les acers qu’il funt grundir De rustes colps […]  S Modw 8301
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  En teu manere de estrif aident mout a victorie treis maneres des armes: asseres e falces e un engin ou .ij. pennes  vegetius2 155.7-8
( MS: s.xiii/xiv ) asser: (D) un asser (var. (L: s.xiii) esse )  TLL ii 137.56
2implementgrappling-iron: 
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Ce ke il apelent asser est […] com fust […] sotil e long, garni de fer a l’un e l’autre chef  vegetius2 155.9
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