Middle English Dictionary Entry
accō̆rden v.
Entry Info
| Forms | accō̆rden v. Also acorden, -in. Forms: p. ac(c)orded(e, acord(e; ppl. ac(c)orded, acordit, acord(e. |
| Etymology | OF acorder. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To come to agreement or an understanding; become reconciled; fallen accorded; accorden of mariage, agree to be married; -- often refl.; (b) to make a formal agreement or settlement; come to terms; make peace; ~ bi the pes, abide by the terms of peace; ~ pris, agree upon a price.
Associated quotations
a
- c1300 SLeg.(LdMisc 108)247/224 : Heo and heore fon..acordet weren a-non.
- c1300 SLeg.(LdMisc 108)373/229 : With þulke god þat ich on bi-lieue..Ich rede þat þou a-cordi þe.
- c1300 SLeg.Becket (LdMisc 108)737 : Neuere ne miȝten þe king ne he no-þing a-cordi þer, Ake departeden al with wrathþe.
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)4982 : He acorded wiþ king cadwal.
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)8554 : Arthour & he were acord.
- c1330(?c1300) Guy(1) (Auch)2494 : Ichil him bidde..Þat he wil acord wiþ þe.
- 1389 Nrf.Gild Ret.21 : If he mowen nought bene so acorded, it shal be lefulle to hem to gone to ye comoun lawe.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.WB.(Manly-Rickert)D.812 : But at the laste, with muchel care and wo, We fille acorded by vs seluen two. He yaf me al the brydel in myn hond.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.Mch.(Manly-Rickert)E.2130 : By Pyramus and Thesbe may men lere..They been acorded, rownyng thurgh a wal.
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)17.303 : Þe kynge may do no mercy til bothe men acorde.
- (1425) EEWills63/9 : If my said doughter Anneys and he acorde of mariage.
- c1430(c1386) Chaucer LGW (Benson-Robinson)1635 : They been acorded ful bytwixe hem two That Jason shal hir wedde.
- a1450 St.Editha (Fst B.3)3277 : Þere þey acordeden hem in suche a manere, þat þey wolden regne kyngus here bothe.
- (1468) Paston (Gairdner)4.296 : It is accorded betwixt us and our cozen..that he shall wedde our derrest sister.
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) Ctn.(Hrl 2261)500 : The kynge commawnded the communes that thei scholde acorde of the speker of the parliamente.
- c1475(c1450) Idley Instr.(Cmb Ee.4.37)2.A.118 : When they were thus aggreed and accorde, The monke forsoke hooly his abite And all the good werkis of all mighti Lorde.
- a1475 Siege Troy(1) (Hrl 525)214/2029 : Ether kyssid oder and were acord.
- 1483 Cath.Angl.(Monson 168)2 : Accorde: Alludere, consonare, concordare, convenire, congruere, conpetere, continuare, personare, docere.
- 1485(a1470) Malory Wks.(Caxton:Vinaver)9/33 : Fayne wold he have ben accorded with her.
- a1500(?c1400) EToulouse (Cmb Ff.2.38)140 : Hyt ys better ye be acorde.
b
- a1121 Peterb.Chron.(LdMisc 636)an.1119 : Manega him to ge bugen & wið hine acordedan, þe æror mid heora castelan him togeanes wæron.
- a1121 Peterb.Chron.(LdMisc 636)an.1120 : Æfter heora sehte acordedan ealles þaes cynges Heanriges agene mæn wið hine innan Normandige.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)7.3241 : Thus thei, that weren longe wrothe, Acorden hem to final pes.
- a1400(?a1350) Siege Troy(1) (Eg 2862)133/1686 : He wol accord [LinI: sauȝtenen] al with pees, And ȝeue þe his Douȝter.
- (1421) in Rymer's Foedera (1709-10)10.162 : The King wol that his Ambassiatours accorde with hem to pay half at Coloigne.
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)129/31 : It behoueth þat euery of hem þat schull ben accorded drynke of oþeres blood.
- (1425) RParl.4.276a : If it happe any Merchandise founden in any Merchantz governance passyng oute of the Royme or commyng inne, not accorded wyth the saide Collectours of the Subsidee, Than the said Merchantz shall paie to the Kyng [etc.].
- (1427) Doc.in Flasdieck Origurk.70 : The said parties been accorded in the fourme that siwith..ffirst: that mariage shal be made [etc.].
- (1428) Doc.in Sur.Soc.856 : Yf any girdeler or any oyer man compleynd of hym for..fals marchandise, yat he had sald yam, yat he suld accord wyth yam and make yam amendes.
- c1432 Bishop Notes in PMLA 49 (Cmb Dd.14.2)458 : Alle þe poyntementes a cordid by tweene boþe kynges.
- (1439) Doc.in Collect.Topogr.514 : Yf ye seid John Vlneston deye before this bargayne accordid and suretee thus mad.
- c1460 Oseney Reg.78/5 : Knowe all men that in this wise hit was a-Cordid bitwene Richard Abbot of Osneye and þe Couent.
- (1467) Acc.Howard in RC 57171 : He schale have theme at schwesche a pryse as ȝe kane akorde.
- a1500(c1465) SEChron.(Lamb 306)6 : And werred..longe tyme..and after they were accorded.
2.
(a) To reconcile (persons); make friends of; setten accord(ed; ~ in pes; (b) to bring about reconciliation (between persons).
Associated quotations
a
- a1121 Peterb.Chron.(LdMisc 636)an.1120 : Se arceb[iscop] Turstein..wearð þurh þone papan wið þone cyng acordad.
- c1300 SLeg.Becket (Hrl 2277)81/1592 : The King of France was aboute..To acordi him and Seint Thomas.
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)147 : A man huanne he helpþ and him a-cordeþ bleþeliche þe oþre..þanne zayþ me þet he is uol of charite.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)205a/b : Þe Saphire haþ vertue To reule and acorde hem þat bene in stryf.
- a1400 Cursor (Göt Theol 107)9722 : Merci and hir sistris tua, Gladly wald i acord [Vsp: cord] þaim sua.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)2405 : With my wyf, I wene, We schal yow wel acorde, Þat watz your enmy kene.
- a1425(c1395) WBible(2) (Roy 1.C.8)Deeds 7.26 : He acordide [WB(1): recounsilide] hem in pees.
- a1425(a1400) PConsc.(Glb E.9 & Hrl 4196)3473 : To accorde þam þat er at debate.
- (1461) Paston (Gairdner)3.289 : I pray yow bryng hem to gedyr and set hem acord, if ye can.
- 1483 Cath.Angl.(Monson 168)2 : To Acorde: to make frende.
b
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)202a/b : Þis ston reconsileþ and acordeþ bytwene men and here wyfes.
3.
To agree in sentiment or opinion, be in agreement; ~ togider; ~ in on; -- intr. & refl.
Associated quotations
- c1350 MPPsalter (Add 17376)2.2 : Þe princes acorden in on oȝains our Lord.
- (c1387-95) Chaucer CT.Prol.(Manly-Rickert)A.818 : By oon assent We been acorded to his iuggement.
- c1390 PPl.A(1) (Vrn)4.78 : Wit a-Cordede herwith and seide him þe same.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)1.1495 : Of on assent Thei myhte noght acorde plat.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)205b/a : Alle auctours accordeþ in þis poynt.
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)18.232 : All þe wyse of þis worlde in o witte acordeden, That such a barne was borne in bethleem Citee.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)2380 : Cowardyse me taȝt To a-corde me with couetyse.
- (a1402) Trev.DCur.(Hrl 1900)49/19 : Alle doctors acordeþ þat þe dede of schrifte may be do medefullich.
- ?a1425(a1415) Wycl.Lantern (Hrl 2324)58/16 : But se what seint Gregor seiþ, acording wiþ seint Bernard.
- a1425(a1400) PConsc.(Glb E.9 & Hrl 4196)2521 : And Isidre, als a buke shewes us, Acordes þar-to.
- ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo.(Benson-Robinson)3.pr.12.1 : I accorde me gretly to Plato.
- (1426) Paston2.27 : All these acorden to the seyd Maister Robert Sutton.
- c1430(c1395) Chaucer LGW Prol.(2) (Benson-Robinson)3 : And I acorde wel that it be so.
- (c1449) Pecock Repr.(Cmb Kk.4.26)243 : Manye of these men accordiden to gidere in chesing to hem oon and the same thing for her God.
- ?c1450(?a1400) Wycl.Clergy HP (Lamb 551)380 : Criste & heliȝe acorden to-gydre in þis case.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)58/32 : I..fullich a-corde in all sentence with kyng dauid.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)62/132 : We all..Acordynge in on.
4.
(a) To agree mutually (to do sth.); also, to conspire; -- with inf. phrase or that clause; (b) to agree (upon or to a proposal or plan); assent, consent; also, promise; -- usu. with to, til; (c) to grant or award (sth.).
Associated quotations
a
- c1300 SLeg.(LdMisc 108)30/24 : Twei schrewene a-cordiet sone To ane luþere rede.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Mil.(Manly-Rickert)A.3301 : And thus they been acorded and ysworn To waite a tyme.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Mel.(Manly-Rickert)B.2240 : The gretteste partie of his conseil were acorded that he sholde make werre.
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)4.1109 : So as acorded was bitwixe us tweye.
- a1425 LChart.Chr.C (Roy 17.C.17)643/193 : Sone me to slo acordyd þai ware.
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)188/13 : Somme of oure felowes accordeden to entre.
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)24 : The pepill..acorded to make Moyne kynge.
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)31 : Thei dide acorde that I sholde be slayn.
b
- (1384) Appeal Usk in Bk.Lond.E.23/13 : These..myghten be on voys accorde vpon the purpos to-forn take.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Mel.(Manly-Rickert)B.2539 : Lat vs speken of the conseil that was acorded by youre neighebores.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)3.2058 : That thou acordest to the slawhte Of him which was thin oghne lord.
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.116 : William of Almarle acordes to þat consaile.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)1863 : Þe leude hym acordez Þat neuer wyȝe schulde hit wyt.
- (1433) RParl.4.424a : Þinges of recorde, fully assented and accorded in this present Parlement.
- c1450(c1386) Chaucer LGW Prol.(1) (Benson-Robinson)168 : And thus thise foweles..Acordeden to love, and laften vice Of hate, and songen alle of oon acord.
- a1500(?c1450) Merlin (Cmb Ff.3.11)29 : I will telle how we shull acorde alle to oon tale.
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)130/431 : I accorde me thertyll.
c
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)3.317 : One dome shal rewarde, Mercy or no mercy, as treuthe wil acorde.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)2519 : Vche burne of þe broþer-hede..schulde haue A bende..of a bryȝt grene..to were. For þat watz acorded þe renoun of þe Rounde Table.
- (1421) in Rymer's Foedera (1709-10)10.162 : The King wol that his said Ambassiatours Trete with hem for to yeve eche of hem..for his Estate xiiC Nobles..And, or they breke of, accorde ii M Nobles.
5.
Of things: (a) to be compatible or harmonious; ~ in fere; of color, shape, etc.: to match; of voices: be in tune; ~ in on; -- often with to or with phrase; (b) to correspond; be proportionate; be related or refer (to sth.); (c) to be comparable, similar, or alike (in some respect); be the same; (d) to compare (one word with another), play on words.
Associated quotations
a
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)151 : Þe onderstondinge and þet wyl..Huanne þise tuo ziden acordeþ, hi makeþ wel zuete melodie.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)5.119 : Which to kinde acordeth.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)6.775 : Hire chyn acordeth to the face, Al that he seth is full of grace.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)333b/a : In many voice acording in oon is proporcioun of armony and melody.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)602 : Þe cropore & þe couertor acorded wyth þe arsounez.
- a1425(a1400) Paul.Epist.(Corp-C 32)Rom.1.28 : Þei do þoo thynges, þe whiche acorden not to resoun.
- a1425(?a1400) Cloud (Hrl 674)7/25 : Whiche wordes acorden..moste to þe propirte of preier.
- c1430(c1386) Chaucer LGW (Benson-Robinson)1739 : Hyre contenaunce is to hire herte dygne, For they acorde bothe in dede and sygne.
- (c1443) Pecock Rule (Mrg M 519)294 : If..þilke deede accorde wiþ þe doom of resoun.
- (1448) Indent.Cmb.in PCmb.AS 939 : The asshelers shall accord in brede with the sparres.
- c1450(c1350) Alex.& D.(Bod 264)481 : Þe side se we mow sen set upon erþe, Þat in kinde colour acordeþ to purpre.
- a1450(a1425) Mirk IPP (Cld A.2:Peacock)25 : That mowthe & herte a-corden I-fere [vr. in fere].
- a1475(1450) Scrope DSP (Bod 943)50/2 : Witt gothe bi ordre and in oo felinge it may accorde, bot in folie is noon ordinaunce and therefore folis may not accorde in loue.
- a1475 *Hrl.Diseases Hawk A (Hrl 2340)28a : Yf An hauke be wele colowrde..þe blake of þe hye..must Acorde to þe sureyne And þe garlond of þe hye to þe lege.
b
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)60 : Ecko, þet is þe rearde þet..acordeþ to al þet me him zayþ.
- 1381 Pegge Cook.Recipes (Dc 257)105 : Than do yt in the Rose so that the flesch acorde wyth the mylk.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)2.105 : Wherof a gret ensample I rede, Which unto this matiere acordeth.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)307a/b : Colour acordeþ to light as þe doughter to þe moder.
c
- c1400 *Trev.Higd.(Tbr D.7)1.59.51a : Men of þe est [of England] wiþ men of þe west..acordeþ [L consonant] more in sounyng of speche þan men of þe norþ wiþ men of þe souþ.
- (c1387-95) Chaucer CT.Prol.(Manly-Rickert)A.830 : If euensong and morwesong acorde, Lat se now who shal telle the firste tale.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)22a/a : A man..haþ somwhat þat a cordiþ wiþ þe hiest & somwhat þat a cordiþ to þe lowest.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)131a/a : Watir and erþe acorden in coldnesse, þouȝ þey discorden in moysture and dryenes.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)298a/b : Þe ape acordeþ in schappe wiþ a man.
- ?c1425 *Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)30b/b : Colrik apostemes accorden in many þinges with apostemes of blode.
d
- a1425 *Trev.Barth.(Mrg M 875)179b/a : He acordid with þe name of þe cuntre &..seyde, truly, þey ben englische, for þey schynen in face ryȝt as aungeles.
6.
(a) To harmonize (things); compose (differences); reconcile (accounts); (b) to make amends; settle (a debt).
Associated quotations
a
- (1340) Ayenb.(Arun 57)256 : Zoþnesse acordeþ þe onderstondinge of þe herte and þet word of þe mouþe.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)335a/b : Musike and armonye ooneþ and acordeþ dyuerse þinges..and acordeþ contrary willes and desires.
- c1430(a1410) Love Mirror (Brsn e.9)17 : To accorde alle thise to gidre..let be made a gode dethe of man.
- (a1460) Bokenham Sts. (Adv Abbotsford B3)75.317 (v.2:p.67) : It is red .. that whan Titus entrid Ierusalem he fonde .. Ioseph of Arimathie; nevirtheles Nichodemus .. seith that .. Crist in his vprist .. ledde hym hoom; but forto accorden hem bothen it may be seid .. [etc.]
b
- (1451) Lin.DDoc.46/2,4 : I will principaly that my dettys be qwyt & acordid with; and wher that I haue done any wronge or extorsion, & I not acordid yer for..I wil it be amend.
7.
(a) To be fitting or proper (with respect to 'nature', reason, morals, customs, etc.); to be becoming; (b) be suitable or good (for a certain purpose); (c) of medical treatment or diet: be appropriate; hence, beneficial.
Associated quotations
a
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)prol.358 : Upon the hond to were a Schoo..Acordeth noght to the behove Of resonable mannes us.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)7.5126 : Rihtwisnesse and lecherie Acorden noght in compaignie With him that hath the lawe on honde.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)631 : Hit acordez to þis knyȝt & to his cler armez.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)3.5456 : To a mater, meynt with hevynes Acordeth wel a chere of drerynes To ben allyed.
- a1425(c1395) WBible(2) (Roy 1.C.8)Gen.48.18 : Fadir, it acordith not so, for this is the firste gendrid; sette thi riȝt hond on the heed of hym.
- ?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo.(Benson-Robinson)4.pr.3.54 : Folk that ben blisful it accordeth and is covenable to ben goddes.
- a1450 Ben.Rule(2) (Vsp A.25)117 : What mirth to man myght mor acord Þan to here þis voce of oure lord?
- c1450(?a1405) Lydg.CBK (Frf 16)183 : For vnto wo acordeth compleynyng.
- c1475(a1449) Lydg.Rhyme WA (Hrl 2251)56 : To make a shippard of a wielde lyoun..accordith nought.
b
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)164a/b : Mounteyns acorden to wilde bestes and foules to wonnen þere ynne and to brede.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)213b/a : Litel oþir nought is in þe almound tree þat acordeþ nouȝt to medicyne.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)227a/a : Al herbe and grasse..y dryed may be cleped fenum, and nameliche if it acorde to feede ȝonge best or olde.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)253a/a : Þise þinges acordeþ most to vynes.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)273a/b : The oxe..acordeþ to many maner vse.
c
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)75a/a : Oo mete acordiþ to an hole man, an oþir to a seke man.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)172a/b : Þis is couenient or accordeþ to woundez.
- ?c1425 *Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)173b/a : Medecynes þe whiche accorden in þe craft of cirurgie.
- a1500(?c1425) Spec.Sacer.(Add 36791)120/26 : Dyuerse herbis acordeþ vnto dyuersitees of infirmitees of body.
8.
Gram. Of forms: to be in agreement or concord.
Associated quotations
- c1400(?a1387) PPl.C (Hnt HM 137)4.358-64 : Man ys relatif rect..He a-cordeþ with crist ys [read: yn] kynde..In case..In numbre..as adiectif and substantif A-cordeþ in alle kyndes whit [read: with] is antecedent.
- c1450 Battlefield Gram.(Trin-C O.5.4)99 : In how many maners schall the nominatyf case and the verbe a corde? In tweyne, in noumbre and persone.
- a1500 Donatus (1) (StJ-C F.26)1027 : In how many schal þe substantyf & þe adiectyf acordyn?..In gendyr, nowmbyr, & case.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?a1425 Orch.Syon (Hrl 3432)70/8 : Whanne þese þre myȝtis ben acoordid and gaderid togyders in myn name, alle oþire werkis, actual and mental, whiche he dooþ ben drawe in me, plesably and ooned wiþ desier of loue.
Note: ?Sense
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)1002/6 : As sone as ye know of the custom, we dare sey ye woll accorde therefore.
Note: Existing entry for accorden gives no collocations with for or therfore. This seems to belong under 4.(b)--per ESG
- a1475 Peniarth Informacio(1) (Pen 356B)94/63 : Canis tuus occidit ovem mean quem ego ocidam. Thys relatyue quem acordys with the fyrst antecedent and noȝt wyth the latur, be enchesum of the sentens.
- a1475 Peniarth Informacio(1) (Pen 356B)94/69 : For qwen I haue a relatyue sette betwene ij nown ys suatantyues of dyuerse gendur, hyt may acorde whyt aythyr substantyve in gendur.
Note: Need for date in sense 8.
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)3b/b : Alludo: to scorne or to a corde.
Note: May be a new sense of accorden, but prob. just another quot. for an existing sense (see Howlett/Latham in A)--per REL
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?a1500(?a1425) Boeth.Bk.Comfort (BodAuct F.3.5)229/81 : Forto dryue this conclusioun be acordynge menes, this man Bois schewes hysself..as a worldly wretchede persone.
Note: Additional quot. for sense 7.(b), ppl. according as adj., 'suitable, appropriate.' So also line 88.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?c1400(1379) Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Roy 17.D.1)f.6vb (1.2) : Þis forsaide descripcioun of vryn þat Gilbert ȝeueþ accordeþ wel to þe diffinycioun þat Ysaac and Theophile ȝeuen.
Note: Additional quot. Editor's gloss: ~ to 'agrees with'.
- ?c1400(1379) Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Roy 17.D.1)f.33va (2.3) : Somtyme it is os it wer a maner of dymhede, a dirkhede acordand mykel toward blakhed, & swich maner blohede somtyme seiþe mortificacioun and somtyme adustioun.
- ?c1400(1379) Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Roy 17.D.1)f.44rb (2.5) : Þer be 3 maner of white vryn: on þat is bright and clere, acordyng mykil toward grenehede, & swich maner of vryn euermore seiþ 'dominium' of melancolie.
Note: Additional quots. Editor's gloss: pr. ppl. acordand (toward) 'similar, corresponding (to)'.