English
accourage
Accourage comes from Old French acoragier.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400acoragier
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1540accourage
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400acoragier
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1540accourage
Earliest quotation: c. 1540, an act of Henry VIII: “[…] willing the comfort of al merchauntes in accouraging…”
Every English word from Old French acoragier
Today it means
verb To encourage.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French acoragier / accourage