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accomplir (s.xii1/3)

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The form encompler is a cross reference to the following entry:

accomplir (s.xii1/3)

accompler,  accomplere,  accomplier,  accomplire;  acompleier,  acompleir,  acompler,  acomplier,  acomplir,  acomplire;  acumpler,  acumplir  (aconplir,  adcompler  Nov Narr 97 adcomplir  Mandeville 348 encompler,  encomplir;  )
p.pr. accomplesant  
  FEW:  complere 2/ii,980b Gdf:  acomplir 1,69a GdfC:  acomplir 8,25c TL: acomplir 1,99 DEAF:  complir (acomplir)  DMF:  accomplir  TLF:  accomplir  OED:  accomplete a.  / accomplish v.  MED:  accomplet ppl.  / accompl(i)en v.  / accomplishen v.  DMLBS:

v.trans.

1to accomplish, carry out
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Si hom ne poet a femme gesir Ne ses volentez aconplir  Lapid 233.894
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  demener lur vie issi Estoit mout greindre sainteté Ke acompleir autres volunté  S Audree1 350
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Quant li rois out en Gales acomplu son talent  LANGTOFT thiol2 234.102
( 1312 )  voloms e grantoms q’il seient vendu […] pur […] acomplir son dit testament ou dereine volunté  Foedera2 184
to fulfil (a promise)
( 1304-05 )  en acomplisaunt vostre promesse  Lett EPW1 44
to answer, satisfy, grant (a prayer, request, etc.)
( 1340-41 )  qe nos dites prieres ensi faites […] soient acomplies  King’s Bench v cli
to complete, finish
( c.1433-34 )  In primis, .j. celour, .j. testour, et .j. coverture de satyn blewe, blanc et vermeil, enbrowdé, mais encore n’est pas tout acomplie de braudure  Bedford Inventories C234
to complete (a period of time)
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  mil anz et soisante siz out de terme acompli Puiz que Dex de la Virge en Beleen nasqui  Brut WACE 179
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Este vus venir si grand barnage Vers la cité de Parys, De les .ij. moys encomplys  Amis 700 (var. C8)
to complete, reach (an age)
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  Vus demurrez oveske li […] taunt que eiez quinze aunz ou seze acompli  Boeve 250
( 1275 )  puis qe eles averont acumpliz le age de .xiiij. anz  Stats i 33
2quantitativeto make up in number
( 1230-53 )  Tant ke acomplir peussent Par numbre tant de compaignie Cum furent ceus ki par folie Del ciel chairent  Chast Amour 6
3(of marriage) to complete, after betrothal
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Dunt put la femme franchement Ailurs sei marier verraiment; Mes del serement, sanz dutance, Apent a li fere penance Si la desturbance remist en li Ke le matremoine ne fust acompli  Lum Lais ANTS 11596
to finish, be over
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  jo morrai jofnes enfant, E tost me serra acumplie Tute la joie de ceste vie  Pet Plet ANTS 555
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  En tes meins mun espirit, Pere Adonai, Cumant, kar de moi est ja tut acumpli  S Aub 251

v.intrans.

to finish
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1 )  Mulz de resons vus purrey dire […] Dunt deus dirray soulement Pur acomplir plus brevement  Evang1 298

sbst. inf.

fulfilment
( 1346 )  et demanda jugement si encountre l’endenture par quel son estat fust anenti par l’encompler de les condicions en mesme l’endenture  YBB 20 ii Ed III 449

p.p. as a.

(of age) complete, full
( 1396 )  Ysabel, sa fille, venue a l'aage de douze ans accomplis, consentira la dit mariage  Engl Dip Pract  533

See also:

complir  suraccomplir 
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