to keep, guard:
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
La sunt li grant tresor qe gardent li dragon, Les peres preciouses qu’
ateignent (var. (P: c.1310) k’agardent) ly griffon
Rom Chev ANTS 5454
1to belong:
(
1334
)
les deners qe
atienent a ma dame de C. pur son dewair
Percy Ch 298
(
1351-52
)
l’an et le wast et autres forfaitures des chatelz qe a lui
attien[en]t
(ed. attient)
Rot Parl1 ii 239
♦
to belong, fall to:
(
1425
)
celuy a que le soille de le bois de la more
attient
Readings i 8.22
2to be fitting, appropriate:
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: s.xiii2/4
)
Meis pur nient i mettrat peine De saver chose ki
ateinne
S Clem ANTS 1422
(
s.xiii1/3;
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
Nus q’il
(=qui?) porte tiele signe
(=monastic habit), Que a sa vie ne
atyngne
Mar Diable 120
2to be fitting, appropriate:
(
1334
)
bien garnits & vittaillez par quinz jours solonc ceo qe
attient a lour estat
Rot Scot i 302
(
1351-52
)
quelle conissance & discussion
attient a Jugge de Sente Eglise
Stats i 326 viii
(
1362
)
pur achatre & vendre lour marchandises come
attient as loialx marchantz
Rot Scot i 867
3to be incumbent upon:
(
1334
)
Le roi ferra ce qi a lui
attient (what is within his rights), et priera as prelatz qe eux facent ceo qi a eux
attient
Rot Parl2 235
(
1341
)
qe les ordinairs de Seinte Esglise eient la conussance des usurers vifs, desicom a eux
attient faire compulsion par sensures de Seinte Esglise pur le pecché
Rot Parl1 ii 133
(
1350
)
rendant ent acompte a nous, come [a] baillif
ateint
Lett AF 161
(
1425
)
adeprimez il
atteynoit a le jurré de l’assise de trover bon estate de la terre en le graunter
Readings 36.11
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