Middle English Dictionary Entry
accō̆rd n.
Entry Info
| Forms | accō̆rd n. Also acord(e. |
| Etymology | OF acorde. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Friendly sentiment, attitude, or disposition; goodwill, god ~; (b) sentiment or opinion; standen of ~, agree in sentiment (with sb.); fallen of ~, to consent; bi ~, voluntarily; (c) ben at or of on ~, be of one and the same opinion, be agreed or unanimous; with on ~, in complete agreement; bi or of on ~, by mutual agreement; standen in on ~, have the same attitude.
Associated quotations
a
- c1330(?c1300) Spec.Guy (Auch)893 : Þe bonde nele..Don noht aȝein his lordes wille; Ac þat nis for loue ne for acord.
- c1390 11 Pains(3) (Vrn)258/277 : Prei for vs wiþ good a-cord To vre god and to vre lord.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.Fkl.(Manly-Rickert)F.791 : And she to hym ful wisly gan to swere That neuere sholde ther be defaute in here. Here may men seen an humble wys acord.
- a1400(?a1350) Siege Troy(1) (Eg 2862)1567 : Þe knyȝt toke leue with good accord.
- (1405) Doc.in Flasdieck Origurk.32 : For to stable and make gode loue and gode a corde be twene hym and hys tenauntz.
- (c1443) Pecock Rule (Mrg M 519)149 : Þey schulen haue in her soulis passyng greet wisdom, frendschip..pees and accorde, gladnes and sikirnes.
b
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)1.849 : For upon thi condicioun..Such pris..he leith, That he wol stonde of thin acord.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.Fkl.(Manly-Rickert)F.741 : Pryuely she fel of his acord, To take hym for hir housbonde and hir lord.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Grail (Corp-C 80)13.102 : Thus thanne dide he be his Owne Acord.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Grail (Corp-C 80)15.506 : In Mannes kende here dweld be his owne Acord.
c
- c1275(?c1250) Owl & N.(Clg A.9)181 : We ne bo at one acorde.
- c1300 SLeg.(LdMisc 108)30/23 : At on a-cord huy weren sone to don þis sorie dede.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Ph.(Manly-Rickert)C.25 : My lord and I been ful of oon acord [Hrl 7334: at accord].
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)1.2250 : For al schal deie..Als wel a beggere as a lord, Towardes deth in on acord Thei schullen stonde.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)6.523 : Centauri..Of on assent, of on acord, This yonge wif..forth ladden.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)9712 : Ar we ben all at an acord.
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)70a/a : Vnicordia: of on acorde.
- ?a1425 Mandev.(2) (Eg 1982)71/9 : Þai all with ane accorde and ane ascent said þat him self had slayne him.
- a1500 Conq.Irel.(Rwl B.490)79/30 : Thay wenten ham to the Erle comynly by oone acorde.
2.
Consent, permission.
Associated quotations
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)1.1789 : This newe bryd which lay withinne, Thogh it be noght with his acord, In armes sche beclipte hire lord.
- (1405) Doc.in Flasdieck Origurk.40 : So that no maner of wrek..shal no[t] be caryed ne born a way out of the place..wyth outen accorde or assent of the forsaid sir Roger.
3.
Agreement in sentiment, harmony of minds, unanimity; peace; drauen to ~, become harmonious or unified; setten on ~, establish harmony or unanimity; standen in ~, be at peace; of on ~, in complete harmony.
Associated quotations
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)4.131 : Acorde [L concordia]..made hem have þe victorie, and discord and strif of þe citeseyns made the citee destroyed.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)prol.1034 : Pes and acord awey schol wende And alle charite schal cesse.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)1.115 : And tolden how thei weren glade Of that thei stoden in acord.
- a1400(?c1300) LFMass Bk.(Roy 17.B.17)50/541 : Make þou, gode lorde, my body & my soule of one a-corde.
- ?a1425(a1415) Wycl.Lantern (Hrl 2324)2/14 : But Seint Poul sett oon acorde in al cristendom & seiþ..Vnus dominus, vna fides, vnum baptisma.
- a1425(?c1384) Wycl.Church (Bod 788)360 : Þus shulde þe Chirche drawe to acord bi Crist, þat lediþ þe daunce of love.
- a1450(?a1390) Mirk Fest.Suppl.(Cld A.2)291/30 : Betokenyng þat þer is ful pes and ful acorde of loue betwyx God and ham.
- a1500(?c1378) Wycl.OPastor.(Ryl Eng 86)429 : Goddis lawe wolde be betere knowun..for onehed of wit & more acord be bi-twixe reumes.
4.
Reconciliation; maken ~, bringen to ~, reconcile; fallen at ~, become reconciled.
Associated quotations
- c1300 SLeg.Becket (LdMisc 108)724 : Þe Erchebischop of Euerwyke fondede for-to bringe A-cord and loue..bi-twene thomas and þe king.
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)11914 : Þe legat & þe erchebissop..to keningworþe come To makie acord wiþ þe king.
- c1330(?c1300) Spec.Guy (Auch)843 : Hij wolen make god acord Bitwene þi soule and oure lord.
- 1389 Nrf.Gild Ret.21 : If eny discorde be bytwen bretheren and sisteren..acorde shal be made.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars.(Manly-Rickert)I.992 : A man that hath trespased to a lord and comth for to axe mercy and maken his accord [etc.].
- c1400(?c1380) Pearl (Nero A.10)371 : Of care & me ȝe made acorde, Þat er watz grounde of alle my blysse.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)1.2390 : Poetis make..no mencioun..how thei fill at accord.
- a1450-a1500(1436) Libel EP (Warner)1125 : Whan mennes weyes please unto oure Lorde, It shall converte and brynge to accorde Mannes enmyes unto the pease verray.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)664/10 : I woll make you at acorde.
- 1485(a1470) Malory Wks.(Caxton:Vinaver)9/32 : Alle the barons by one assent prayd the kynge of accord betwixe the lady Igrayne and hym.
5.
(a) A formal agreement or covenant between parties at war or in dispute; settlement of a dispute, treaty of peace; (b) a specific contractual agreement; standen upon ~, be agreed upon (but not yet carried out).
Associated quotations
a
- c1300 SLeg.Becket (LdMisc 108)1719 : Þe king of Fraunce..wende a-boute to makien a-cord..So þat heo weren..acordut at þe laste.
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)7970 : Þis acord was vaste imad..Vaste ipliȝt in eiþer side.
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)129/31 : It behoueth þat euery of hem þat schull ben accorded drynke of oþeres blood, And ell the accord ne the Alliance is noght worth.
- c1460 Oseney Reg.49/5 : Prayng hym..to do bytwene them a finall discussyng and a goode a-corde.
- (a1464) Capgr.Chron.(Cmb Gg.4.12)215 : In the xxviii ȝere was mad acord be the Kyngis of Frauns and Ynglond and confermed with othis.
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) Ctn.(Hrl 2261)434 : Messangers were sende..to the pope for that acorde to be imbullede and confermede.
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)85 : Vlfin..rehersed the a-corde of the pees as it was be-fore spoken.
b
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)7.5162 : So was the mariage left, And stod upon acord til eft.
- c1400(?c1380) Pearl (Nero A.10)509 : Þe lorde ful erly vp he ros To hyre werkmen to hys vyne..Into acorde þay con declyne For a pene on a day.
- (1448) Doc.in Morsbach Origurk.43 : Yf the seid sir Sampson performe, full-fill and execute all the seid appoyntmentz, accordes and couenauntz in the seid furst endenture.
- (1462) in Rymer's Foedera (1709-10)11.485 : All these presente Articles, Appoyntementes, Accordes, Conclusions, and Determinations.
- (1472-3) RParl.6.45a : For that knowelache..warante, fyne, and accord, the seid William..graunted..the seid Maners.
6.
(a) Of things: correlation, harmony, affinity; (b) mus. harmony of sound; a harmonious interval; a note sung in counterpoint; (c) gram. agreement, concord.
Associated quotations
a
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)2.229 : Tubal hadde grete likynge to hire þe hameres sowne, and he fonde proporciouns and acorde of melodye by wyȝte in þe hameres.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)106b/b : Hit is I-write Job 38..he makeþ acord in hise heiȝe þinges.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)200a/b : Iren haþ acord wiþ þe stoon adamas and so þat stoon Adamas draweþ Iren to it self.
b
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)328a/a : Acordes in musik haueþ names of nombres..as..in diatesseroun, in diapente, and in diapasoun, and in oþre consonancys & acordes of musik.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)333a/b : The worlde..is compowned and y made in a certein acorde and proporcioun of armeny..It is y seide þat heuene goþ aboute wiþ consonancy and acord of melody.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)334b/a : By accorde of hyȝ & lowe þer of comeþ ful swete notes.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)335a/a : Twelue to sixe makeþ double proporcioun & singeþ þe acorde dyapason.
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)16b : Concentus: acord of song.
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)60b/a : Simphonia: acord of soun..Simplastrum: acord in psalmis.
- (1429) Will Braybroke in Ess.AST 5302 : A steple of stone, with iij resonable bellis of oon accord atte cherche of Horsyndon.
- a1450 Treat.Music (Lnsd 763)242/11 : For þe ferst thing of alle þei must knou hou many cordis of discant þer be. As olde men seyen & as men syng nou-adayes, ther be 9. But who-so wil syng manerli & musikili he may not lepe to þe 15the in no maner of discant, for it longith to no mannys voys, & so þer be but 8 acordis aftir þe discant nou jvsid. And who-so-euer wil be a maker he may vse no mo þan 8, and so þer be but 8 fro vnisoun vn-to þe 13the. But for þe quatrebil syghte, þer be 9 acordis of discant: the vnisoun, 3de, 5te, 6te, 8te, 10the, 12the, 13the, & 15the. Of þe whech 9 acordis 5 be perfite and 4 be inperfite. The 5 perfite be: the vnisoun, 5te, 8te, 12the, & 15the.
- a1450 Treat.Music (Lnsd 763)243 : Bemi hath 2 a-cordis: re, sol be proprechaunt; re a 10, sol a 13.
- a1550 *Norton OAlch.(BodeMus 63)1670 : Accordes which in musicke be withe theyr proporcions causen armonye, moche like proporcions be in alchymie.
c
- c1450 Battlefield Gram.(Trin-C O.5.4)98 : How many acordys hast thou in grammer? Foure: on by twene the nominatyf case and the verbe, the secunde by twene the adiectyf and the substantyf, the thrydde by twene the relatyf and the antecedent, the fourthe by twene the noune partytyf, the noune dystributyf, the noune of superlatyf degre and the genityf case that folweth.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- c1450 Peniarth Accedence(2) (Pen 356B)15/268 : How many acordes of gramer þyn þer?
Note: Supplemental material for 6.(c)
- c1350 MPPsalter (Add 17376)138.2 : Þou soȝt my bisti and myn acorde.
Note: ?sense