acointement (1155)
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acointement (1155)

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  FEW:  accognitus 24,77b Gdf:  acointement 1 1,61b GdfC: ∅ TL: acointement 1,93 DEAF:  acoint (acointement)  DMF:  accointement  TLF:  accointement  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
acoyntement;  acuintement  

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1friendship, closeness: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Al port de Hamtune ariverent. Artur a joie les reçut [...]. Ne firent nul demurement Ne plai de lunc acuintement  9164
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Acoyntement de enfaunt (=is a vain thing)  43.14
2skill: 
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Mult sunt un’ orgelluse gent, Bien voi [ja] lur acointement  4770
♦cunning, craft: 
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  A cumencier barate cuvient acuintement  398
acointance  acointe  acointeement  acointer 
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