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FEW: costa 2/ii,1247b Gdf: acoster 1,81a / acostoier 1,81b GdfC: acoster 8,27a TL: acoster 1,116 / acostier 1,117 DEAF: coste 1 (acoster) DMF: accoster / accostoyer TLF: accoster OED: accost v. MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

acostaier, acosteeer, acosteer, acosteier, acostir, acostoier; acouster, acouder, acuter, ascosteier i 151

v.a.1to sail along the coast of 2to approach, come near to 3to bring close, near ♦ to remain near to 4 to stand by 5to stand on either side of ♦ to stand beside, escort
v.n.1to reach land, make landfall

v.a.

1 ship. to sail along the coast of:

( c.1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Le lunc de la mer ad siglé E le pais ad acosté 5116

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: 1312-40 ) se mistrent en la mer, e acosterent Engleterre 42.26

2 to approach, come near to:

( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii² ) Cel jor fud li reis d’Engletere, Qui de pres les Turs aloit requere, Nafrez d’un pilet el costé D’un Turc qu’il aveit acosté 6055

3 to bring close, near:

( s.xiii¹; MS: s.xiii^m ) L’endemain par matin unt [.j.] engin levé Et l’ont joste al mur sur roes acosté 462

( MS: s.xiii² ) collaterat: (B) ascosteiet i 151

♦ to remain near to:

( 1174-75; MS: s.xii^ex ) N’unt cure d’Engleterre lunges acosteer 431

4 fig. to stand by:

( 1323-25 ) qu’il venissent a nous et qu’il nous acostiseint 16

5 to stand on either side of:

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) Se en eissirent ensemble od lui. Sicum i geurent, si leverent, Tut si seint J. acosterent 7144

♦ to stand beside, escort:

( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) Les prophetes l’acoudeint (=B.V.M.) A si grant et bele glorie 162.XXXVI.87

acoster a

1 ship. to land at, bring to land in:

( s.xii^3/3; MS: s.xiii^m ) Lur nef acostent a l’estrande 1042

2 to bring near, close to:

( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiⁱⁿ ) Lor navie tot assenblerent, Lune nef a l'autre acosterent ii 125.6480

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) E charité nus acoste a Dé 161va1

v.n.

1 ship. to reach land, make landfall:

( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Les nes sunt a un port tornees, Totes sunt ensenble aunees, Toutes sont ensemble acostees, Toutes sont ensemble aanchrees ii 125.6473

acoster a

1 ship. to land at, come to land in:

( c.1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Les nefs fist a terre acoster, Si fist les sues tuz enz entrer 4301

2 to consort, associate with:

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xiv² ) E aucune feiz enpirent par mut acoster al munde 4226

v.refl.

s'acoster a

1 to come near, draw near to:

( c.1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Al rei Wider s'est acostez, E juste lui fu lez a lez 4951

( s.xii²; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) ses humes se acosterent a lui, si li distrent: […] 182

( MS: s.xii^ex ) Nul frere ne s’acoste a altre a ures incompetentes i 28

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Les oiseals de meinte manere Se acosteient a la rivere 70

( MS: s.xiii^ex ) Kar alme ki char n’est blemie Mult pres s’acostaie al fiz Marie (C) 2702

♦ to be adjacent to, lie alongside:

( MS: s.xiii^ex ) A ceste (=Troie) s’acostoie Liconie (C) 945

2 to frequent, consort, associate with:

( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii ) Tiebalt requist le roiz e o lui s'acosta i 132.3594

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) Trop de curre se hasta Quant a la lune se acosta 2040

3 to support, corroborate:

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) E Salamon a ço s’acute: 'Bien eit', feit il, 'ki tut dis dute' 1928

s'acoster od

1 to frequent, consort, associate with:

( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii ) Tiebalt requist le roiz e o lui s'acosta i 132.3594

acost#1 costeier#1 encostant

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