Accerse

/əˈsɜrs/ verb

Definition

An archaic or rare word meaning to summon, call forth, or challenge to appear (especially in Scottish legal contexts).

Etymology

From Old English aciersan, related to curse or challenge. The word has roots in Germanic languages where it combined elements meaning 'to' and 'summon.' It became specialized in Scottish legal terminology.

Kelly Says

This wonderfully obscure Scottish word shows how English law developed its own specialized vocabulary—'accerse' would be used in court to formally summon someone, and it's related to the modern word 'curse' in an unexpected way!

Translations

AFAfrikaans
aanvaar
AMአማርኛ
ግንኙነት
gin-nyoo-ne-t
ARالعربية
الوصول
al-wasul
BGБългарски
анварда
BNবাংলা
প্রবেশ
pro-besh
CACatalà
accés
a-kess
CSČeština
získat přístup
zee-skat pre-stup
DADansk
få adgang
fa ad-gang
DEDeutsch
zugreifen
tsoo-gry-fen
ELΕλληνικά
πρόσβαση
pro-s-va-si
ESEspañol
acceder
ak-seh-der
ETEesti
võtjäb
EUEuskara
onartzen du
FAفارسی
دسترسی
da-st-rees-i
FISuomi
saada pääsy
sa-da pae-sy
FRFrançais
accéder
a-kɛ-der
GLGalego
acepta
GUGU
પહોંચો
pa-ho-n-cho
HAHA
samu
sa-mu
HEעברית
גישה
gi-sha
HIहिन्दी
पहुँच
pah-unch
HRHrvatski
prihvaća
HUMagyar
hozzáférés
ho-zza-fe-res
IDBahasa Indonesia
mencapai
men-cha-pai
IGIG
gbagbu
g-ba-g-boo
ITItaliano
accedere
a-kche-de-re
JA日本語
アクセス
ak-sesu
KKKK
жетістік
je-ti-st-ik
KMKM
ចូល
chool
KO한국어
접근
jeok-geun
LTLietuvių
priimõja
LVLatviešu
priemē
MNМонгол
анварда
MRMR
प्रवेश
pra-vesh
MSBahasa Melayu
akses
ak-ses
MYမြန်မာ
ရရှိ
ya-r-shi
NLNederlands
toegang
toe-gang
NONorsk
få tilgang
fa til-gang
PAPA
ਪਹੁੰਚ
pa-hun-ch
PLPolski
uzyskać dostęp
oo-zysk-at do-stoop
PTPortuguês
acessar
ah-seh-sar
RORomână
a obține acces
a ob-te-ne ak-ses
RUРусский
получить доступ
pa-loo-chit do-stoop
SKSlovenčina
prijaťa
SLSlovenščina
priještelj
SRСрпски
анварда
SVSvenska
få tillgång
fa till-gang
SWKiswahili
kupata
koo-pa-ta
TAதமிழ்
தொடர்பு
to-dar-pu
TEతెలుగు
సందర్శించండి
san-dar-sh-in-chan-di
THไทย
เข้าถึง
kao-thung
TLTL
ma-abot
ma-a-bot
TRTürkçe
ulaşmak
oo-la-sh-mak
UKУкраїнська
отримати доступ
o-try-ma-ty do-stoop
URاردو
دسترسی
da-st-rees-i
VITiếng Việt
truy cập
troo-y cap
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ
she-she
ZH中文
访问
fǎngwèn
ZUZU
kulula
koo-loo-la

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