acesmer (1136-37)

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acesmer (1136-37)

  FEW:  *accismare 24,75b Gdf:  acesmer 1,49a GdfC: TL: acesmer 1,78 DEAF:  acesmer  DMF:  acesmer  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:
acemer,  ascemer,  asscemer,  assemer;  aucesmer; 
p.p. aceesmé,  acemmé,  acesnee;  assemé,  assenee  

v.a.

1to prepare, make ready
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  E ses armes a sei chescun d’aus acesma  3108
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Lur escheles funt ajuster, A la bataille ben acemer  2532
2costumeto put on, don
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Ele garde entur sei e ses dras acesma  525
costumeto dress (up)
( 1136-37; MS: s.xiv1 )  Walgar esteit lur conissanz, si acesmat (var. (D: s.xiiex) enseignat)ses dous enfanz. Al rei en vint sil salüa.  4590
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  (The deacon) dait le prestre revestir Et ascemer et sustenir  1080
3costumeto adorn
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Des meillurs dras k’el out sun cors ad acesmé  790
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Lessom donc ore les autres […] asscemer lur cors  123.26

v.n.

1to be pleasing
( MS: s.xiv )  delectat: aucesme  ii 58.76
acesmer de (+ inf.)
1to prepare oneself, get ready to
( 1155; MS: s.xiiiin )  Artur le vit en piez ester E de ferir bein acesmer  11496

v.refl.

1to equip oneself
( 1155; MS: s.xiiiin )  Quant il se furent acesmé E chescuns out fait sun conrei, Serreement e senz desrie Alerent les Romains ferir  4014
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Li rois est meintenant munté, Mult richement s’est acesmé  3378
s'acesmer de, pur (+inf.)
1 to prepare oneself, get ready to
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Li chevaler, ke la sujurnent, D’aler s’acesment e aturnent  3164
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  pur plus pecher se ascema  2534

p.p._as_a.

1prepared
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Donc se vont vers Perse les voies ascemees  2853
equipped
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Lur armes, lur chevals, ne say a quei devis! bien furent ascemez cum roys poestis  7411
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  D’armes sunt ben adubez, De combatre ben acemez  2250
2made up, titivated
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Li mirurs […] Fet les femmes bel pareir, Que plus en seient cuveitees Quant belement sunt acemees  172
elegant, comely
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin )  De face esteit e clere e bele, De cors bien fete e acemee  171
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Gent out le cors e acesmé  99
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  la virgine pure Fu bele et gente et assemee  169.67
costumerich, sumptuous
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  As viscontes, as chevaliers […] Donot les robes aceesmees  1615
flowery, polished
( c.1185 )  Mult fu sage la dameisele, Sa parole assemee e bele  10450
acesmement  acesmément  acesmure  cesmé  desacesmé  racesmer 
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