escunter (c.1150)

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escunter (c.1150)

[gdw]

  FEW:  computare 2/ii,994a Gdf:  esconter 3,422a GdfC: TL: esconter 3,962 DEAF:  conter (esconter)  DMF:  escompter  / esconter  TLF:  escompter  OED: MED: DMLBS:  excomputare 835b
escomter,  escounter,  esconter  

v.a.

1to recount, tell, explain
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Si escontat qui il esteit Et en quel liu veu l’aveit  579
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiiex ) Et pus de un autre cuche au rei sempres l’escunta, Ki pur duçur amertume la dame enbraça  681
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm ) Ne nous n'escourterom (var. (A: c.1375) n'escounteroms;  (M: s.xivm) n’escomteroms ) pas la verité de l'estoire  1.12 (var.)

v.n.

1curr.finan.(of money) to be current
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  Pur nient porte l’en moneie ou ele n’esconte  37
acunter#1  conter  encunter 
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