acorager (s.xii3/4)
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acorager (s.xii3/4)

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  FEW:  cor 2/ii,1174b Gdf:  acoragier 1,74c GdfC: ∅ TL: acoragier 1,106 DEAF:  cuer 2 (acoragier)  DMF:  acourager  TLF: ∅ OED:  accourage v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
acoragier;  acurager,  acuragier,  acurajer  

v.a.

1emotionto encourage, embolden, put heart into: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  dunkes se esdresça Jesu e acuraja ses cunpaignuns e mut [pur] asaillir Gai   ii 27
acurager de (+inf.)
1 to encourage, motivate to: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  tuit li poples de Israel fud acuragiez de faire le servise Deu   15

v.refl.

1to make an effort: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  n’est il perçus ki esbrucer ne se volt ne sei acuragier la u il puet estre seur del regné cunquere?   i 12

p.p._as_a.

1emotionencouraged, emboldened, heartened: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Acuragié granment serreient Si poesté de mei aveient De mei en piesces desirer   12441
2emotioncourageous, bold: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 ) Car chevaler estes vaillant e bien prisez, Hardiz e combatant e bien acoragez  7553
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Flamenc esteient hardiz e mult acuragiez   1209
(estre) acoragé de (+inf.)
1(to be) intent upon: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 ) Tholomeu [...] ad ovec soy gent mult bien prisee [...]. De bataille fere est mult acoragee  1893
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Vers Engleterre est repairez De tuz biens feire acuragez   710
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim ) [L]a dame ad tant surjurnee Od seinte Bride e cunversee Ke ele est ja acurage[e] De rapeire[r] en sa cuntre[e]  3703-04
acorageement  corage  encorager 
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