1to shorten, cut short:
(
1141;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
E Deus
acorcera Le tens qu’il regnera
943
(
1150-70;
MS: s.xii4/4
)
(the giant requests Arthur) Qu’il face la sue
(=beard) escorcer Pur haltesce a lui emveier
746
(
1332
)
si est acordé [...] qe [...] homme puisse esloigner ou
encourter le temps
ii 65
(
1354;
MS: c.1360
)
j’ai mult sovent [...] sohaidee vostre temps precious
(=that for religious duties) escoucer
(var. (C: s.xivex) escourser)
20
♦
to shorten, lop:
(
s.xiii1;
MS: a.1254
)
(a tree trunk) fu trop longe de un pee [...]. Dunkes aval le poserent E de tant le
escurcerunt (=pret.6)
315
(
c.1240;
MS: c.1300
)
Mult volunters se entremetteint Les uns de vestemens adresser, L’autre de aceinter &
acurcer
163.125
♦
to dock the tail of (a horse, etc.):
(
1190-1210;
MS: c.1300
)
Batre les fist e leidenger E lur chevals fist
escurcer
4592
(
s.xivin;
MS: s.xivm
)
escourtez sa
(=the cat’s) cowe, e copés les orailles
74
♦
to shorten, abridge:
(
MS: s.xiii2
)
succin[c]ta: esscucé
(l. esscu[r]cé)
i 160
(
1310
) Jeo quide qe primes devez
eschorcher vostre bref e puis conter vostre counte
Ed II iv 135
(
c.1334;
MS: s.xivm
)
nous n’
escourterom pas la verité de l’estoire
1.12
2to diminish, reduce:
(
c.1245;
MS: c.1255
)
Ben veis ke par feluns Daneis Est li lignage real Mut
escurcé e mis au val
1067
1to become shorter:
(
1113-19;
MS: s.xii3/3
)
Li jurn vunt aluignant E les nuiz
acurzant
380
(
1141;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Li an acurterunt E come mois serrunt, Semaines a estors Encorterunt en jurs, E jurs
acurterunt En hores revendrunt
945, 948, 949
(
c.1200;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
Si lur ferum lur grant joie
acurter (ms. acorucer) E nostre doel si faimes esclargier!
(B) 8845
1to become shorter:
(
1266-1300;
MS: c.1300
)
En cel tens, li jor s’eslongent et les nuis s’
escorchent
83.385
1curtailment:
(
1338
)
ascuns ministres [...] surmettent les avauntditz abbé et couvent ascune parcelle de soill et boys d’autri [...] a damage du roy et
escourser de sa forest avantdit avoir purpris
ii 101
2
with one's robes (etc.) tucked up:
(
1160-74;
MS: s.xiiiin
)
Neis les veilles i sunt curues Od pels, od tinels, od maçues, Escorcies e rebracies, De bien ferir aparaillies
i 201.1097
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