accoy en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈkɔɪ/
Etymology
From Middle French acoyer, from coy (“quiet, calm”). By surface analysis, a- + coy.
Meanings
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(obsolete) To soothe, to calm; to assuage, to subdue.
Of faire Pæana I received was, And oft imbrast, as if that I were hee, And with kind words accoyd, vowing great love to mee.
1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.8:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| accoyed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| accoyed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| accoying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| accoys | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |