1accident, unforeseen happening, unexpected event:
(
c.1136-65;
MS: c.1200
)
d’accident De mal n’at bons contristement; Pur mesaventure mondaine N’ad pesance dunt il se plaigne
(Latin: Non contristit iustum quicquid ei acciderit)
7557
2(instance of) variability, liability to gratuitous change:
(
c.1136-65;
MS: c.1200
)
Tost est el secle hom enrichi E altresi tost apovri; Si come mer monte e descend, Si sunt li mondain accident
7935
(
c.1136-65;
MS: c.1200
)
(God) Dreit justiser pas ne serreit Se ço k’at otrié toleit […]. La volenté Deu est estable, De nul accident n’est muable
10460
3
emotion
emotional upset, agitation:
(
c.1300;
MS: s.xivin
)
A la foiz avient des accidens de l’alme sicum ire, joye e poour
ii 166
4pathol.paroxysm, symptom of an ilness:
(
s.xiii2/4;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
la queu chose l’en porra conustre par les accidens
i 217
5
gramm.
inflection, process of changing the ending of a word to express different grammatical meanings:
(
c.1400;
MS: s.xv1
) Aprés le chapitre des lettres il nous fault dire des accidens
130
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accident (c.1136-65)