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escuter (1113-19)
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The form escholter is a cross reference to the following entry:

escuter (1113-19)

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ascuter;  escholter,  eschoter;  eschouter;  escolter,  escoteir,  escoter;  escouter;  esculter,  escutier,  escutir;  eskoter  (esscuter)  
  FEW:  auscultare 25,1051b Gdf:  escouter 3,435a GdfC:  escouter 9,521c TL: escouter 3,988 DEAF:  escouter  DMF:  écouter  TLF:  écouter  OED:  scout v. 1  MED:  scouten v.   DMLBS:  auscultare 165a

v.trans.

to hearken, listen to: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Ne targez, Mais ma raisun oiez! Prei vus de l'esculter E puis de l'amender  Comput ANTS 173
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Quant li angeles ot ce conté E Joachim l’ot escolté [...]  Conception wace 388
( 1220-40; MS: 1220-40 )  l’out privé A ses conseils e a ses leis; En sa curt n’out mie treis Plus escuté  S Thom paris 120
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Auban ben l’escute e entent i de quor  S Aub 104
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Par tut ala la novele De cele seinte duce chapele; De tutes pars la bone gent l’escotent par bon talent  Mir N-D 216.142
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  eskotez ses paroles  Ancren2 179.8
♦to listen out for, wait to hear: 
( 1323-25 )  nous qe poi savoms de cele busoigne [...] escotoms de jour en autre ce qe vous nous aviserez et conseillerez a faire  St Sard 173
♦lawto give an official hearing to: 
( 1342-43 )  jeo pose qe un autre vient de pleder mesme le plee qe William ore plede, le quel d’eux serreit escoté?  YBB 17 Ed III 97
( 1347 )  si nul de la commune sache enfourmer le roi [...] met en certein et il serra bien escotez  Rot Parl1 ii 171

v.intrans.

to listen: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Or escutez d’autre manere  Lapid 208.136
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiiex )  Un cri pitus illuec oieit, E il estut pur esscuter  Donn Am ants 763
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  J. emparla e dist: ‘Sire, escotez!’  Boeve 516
escuter a
to listen, pay heed to: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Si i pot esculter Cum li asnes a harper!  Comput ANTS 143
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  cil ne est pas bon compaignon ke ne veut escuter ausi bien a la perte com au gaing  Ancren2 124.3

p.pr. as s.

listener: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Lor doz parler [...] delite E as escoltanz molt profite  Salemon 9632
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  mut fu des escutanz loé  Horn 2778
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Ses sarmuns lé quors percerent, Les escutauns enmervylerent  S Fran ANTS 892

See also:

rescuter 
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