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acoster (c.1155)
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The form encester is a cross reference to the following entry:

acoster (c.1155)

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acostaier,  acosteeer,  acosteer,  acostoier;  acouder,  acouster;  acuter;  encoster;  escoster  
  FEW:  costa 2/ii,1247b Gdf:  acoster 1,81a / acostoier 1,81b GdfC:  acoster 8,27a TL: acoster 1,116 / acostier 1,117 DEAF:  coste 1 (acoster)  / coste 1 (encoster)  DMF:  accoster  / accostoyer  TLF:  accoster  OED:  accost v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1ship.to bring to land: 
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Lur nef acostent a l’estrande  S Gile1 1042
♦ship.to sail along the coast of: 
( c.1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Le lunc de la mer ad siglé E le pais ad acosté  Brut WACE 5116
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  se mistrent en la mer, e acosterent Engleterre  Fouke ANTS 42.26
♦fig.to bring near (to): 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  E charité nus acoste a Dé  Mirur1 161va1
♦to remain near to: 
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  N’unt cure d’Engleterre lunges acosteer  FANT OUP 431
♦to adjoin: 
( 1304-05 )  lever autres edifices encosteant les murs e les eschalers  Lett EPW1 48
( 1347-48 )  les auncienes walles encosteantes la dite ewe  Rot Parl1 ii 210
2 to bring together, set side by side: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiin )  Lor navie tot assenblerent, Lune nef a l'autre acosterent  Rom de Rou wace ii 125.6480
( MS: s.xiii2 )  collaterat: (B) ascosteiet  TLL i 151
3fig. to stand by: 
( 1323-25 )  qu’il venissent a nous et qu’il nous acostiseint  St Sard 16
4to stand on either side of: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Se en eissirent ensemble od lui. Sicum i geurent, si leverent, Tut si seint J. acosterent  S Jean ANTS 7144
♦to stand beside, escort: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Les prophetes l’acoudeint (=B.V.M.) A si grant et bele glorie  Mir N-D 162.87

v.intrans.

1ship.to reach land, make landfall: 
( c.1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Les nefs fist a terre acoster, Si fist les sues tuz enz entrer  Brut WACE 4301
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Les nes sunt a un port tornees, Totes sunt ensenble aunees, Toutes sont ensemble acostees, Toutes sont ensemble aanchrees  Rom de Rou wace ii 125.6473
2to consort, associate (with): 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  E aucune feiz enpirent par mut acoster al munde  Apoc giffard 4226

v.refl.

1to come near, draw near (to): 
( c.1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Al rei Wider s'est acostez, E juste lui fu lez a lez  Brut WACE 4951
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  ses humes se acosterent a lui, si li distrent: […]  Liv Reis1 182
( MS: s.xiiex )  Nul frere ne s’acoste a altre a ures incompetentes  TLL i 28
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Les oiseals de meinte manere Se acosteient a la rivere  Pet Plet ANTS 70
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Kar alme ki char n’est blemie Mult pres s’acostaie al fiz Marie  Pet Phil (C) 2702
♦to be adjacent to, lie alongside: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  A ceste (=Troie) s’acostoie Liconie  Pet Phil (C) 945
2to frequent, consort, associate (with): 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Tiebalt requist le roiz e o lui s'acosta  Rom de Rou wace i 132.3594
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Trop de curre se hasta Quant a la lune se acosta  S Clem ANTS 2040
3to support, corroborate: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  E Salamon a ço s’acute: 'Bien eit', feit il, 'ki tut dis dute'  Mirur2 1928

See also:

acuter1  costeier1  encostant  escuter 
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