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aerdant (1160-74)
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The form enherdant is a cross reference to the following entry:

aerdant (1160-74)

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aherdant;  adherdant,  adheirdant,  adherdaunt;  aordaunt;  enerdaunt,  enherdaunt;  haerdant; 
pl. haerdans,  haerdanz,  hardans  (aerdouns (l. aerdauns))  
  FEW:  adhaerere 24,139a Gdf:  aerdre (aerdant) 1,123b GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  aerdre (aerdant)  DMF:  aherdant  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  adhaerere (adhaerens) 27b

a.

1adherent, supporting: 
( c.1365 )  et ceste ordonnance fut faitte […] par les admiralx de north et west et d’autres seigneurs adheirdantz  Blk Bk Adm 64
2greedy, eager to take things: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Mez la fame estoit auques de sez mainz aerdant, Chape chaete prist s'en eust bon garant  Rom de Rou wace i 57.1239

s.

adherent, supporter: 
( 1312 )  qe les malveis consaillers et lur aerdantz demorantz de pres du roi soient oustiez  Ann Lond 211.25
( 1326-27 )  come celui qe fust aerdouns (l. aerdauns) a sire H. le D.  Rot Parl1 ii 10
( 1354 )  qe Edward de Ballolf et autres noz alliez et enherdantz soient compris deinz les dites treaves  Rot Scot i 768
estre aerdant a, de
pej.to be party, accessory to: 
( 1321-22 )  tut ne fust il unqes endité ne cuppable de fait, consail, aide, ne aherdant de chose faite encontre nostre seignour le Roi  Rot Parl1 i 392
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  toutz qe furount assentuz et enherdauntz a celle despitous fait  Anon Chr1 122.32

See also:

adherant  adheré  aerdre 
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