Middle English Dictionary Entry

accǒunten v.
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Entry Info

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
(a) To count (things); (b) to include (sth.) in a count; (c) pass. to amount to (a certain number).
2.
To compute or estimate (numbers, distance, time, etc.).
3.
(a) To evaluate or rate (sth.); to regard (sth. as belonging to a certain class or classification), to consider (sth. as having a certain property, value, or standing); (b) ~ as (for) nought, etc., regard as worthless or negligible, have no regard for; (c) to regard (sb.) highly, to esteem.
4.
To give an account of (sth.), relate, tell; to mention [second Higd. quot.].
5.
To keep or present an official record or statement (of funds or goods); keep book, render account; fig. to give credit [quot. a1500].
6.
To confess (what one has done); to explain or justify (actions before one's conscience, before God, etc.); to answer or atone for (misdeeds), square accounts; -- with obj. or of phrase.