accourt en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /əˈkɔːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English ac- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰórtos Proto-Italic *hortosder.? Proto-Italic *horti- Latin cohors Latin cōrs Old French cortbor. Middle English court English court English accourt From ac- (“to”) + court (“woo”).
Meanings
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(Early, Modern, obsolete) To treat courteously; to court.
Whilest she her selfe thus busily did frame Seemely to entertaine her new-come guest, Newes hereof to her other sisters came, Who all this while were at their wanton rest, Accourting each her frend with lavish fest
a. 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, page 71:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| accourts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| accourting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| accourted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| accourted | Tense=Past | lexicographic |