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assister (1400-03)

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FEW: assistere 25,561b Gdf: assistant 1,446c GdfC: assister 8,215a TL: ∅ DEAF: assister DMF: assister TLF: assister OED: assist v. / assistant a. and n. MED: assisten v. / assistent a. DMLBS: assistere 144c

p.pr. assistant, assistent

v.n.

assister a, ové

1to assist, help, support:

( 1409-10 ) […] pur assister owé luy (=King) pur avoir bon et discrete advys iii 622

( 1414 ) q’ils assistent a les ordinaries iv 24

p.pr._as_a.

1of assistance, helpful, supportive:

( 1400-03; MS: s.xv¹ ) vuillez estre aidant, favorant, conseillant et assistant par les meilloures voies que vous saverez […] 456.397.15

♦occupationassistant:

( 1422 ) les persones nomez conseillers assistentz iv 176

estre assistant a

1 to be of assistance, helpful, supportive to:

( 1414 ) qe les ditz deux hommes [...] soient assistenz et entendantz a dit conservatour iv 23

( 1442 ) qe chescun conestable […] soit eidaunt et assistaunt a le possessoure […] v 55

p.pr._as_s.

1occupationassistant, one who assists:

( c.1420-89 ) procés serra fait verz lez jurrourz de le primer assise et ils serrount assistantz a lez jurrourz de l’assise qu’est pendaunt 22 n.1

( 1466 ) est entendu que le vicomt est tauntsolement juge et que lez coroners sinoun come testes ou assistentez al vicount i 53.23

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