accrocher French · revision 16610

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=c. 1165, Chrétien de Troyes (acrocer)|origins=frk *krōk}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /a.kʁɔ.ʃe/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''accrocher'''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed [[af|fr|a-|croc|-er]].^(TLFi)^(DHLF 1992)^(Grand Robert 2005)^(Wiktionary)^(FEW|16, 402b) “Croc” “hook” comes from [[frk|*krōk]], matching [[non|krókr]].^(Bloch & Wartburg 1989) Compare [[frp|acrochiér]] and [[it|accroccare]].^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Chrétien de Troyes's ''Guillaume d'Angleterre'' (about 1165) has ''acrocer'', to catch on something hooked: the purse full of bezants ''a un rain del bos acroce'' “caught on a branch of the wood”.^(TLFi)^(DHLF 1992)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Froissart (14th century) uses it for grappling ships together for a fight, and Robert Estienne (1549) for holding up a lawsuit, a sense lost after the 17th century.^(TLFi)^(DHLF 1992) Hanging something on a hook is in Ronsard (16th century).^(TLFi)^(DHLF 1992) Boileau (1660) applies it to a carriage catching another's wheel, a use still common for vehicles.^(TLFi)^(DHLF 1992)

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+ ''S'accrocher'' is to hold on with one's hands (1680), and figuratively to cling to a person or position (1684).^(TLFi)^(DHLF 1992) The familiar ''accro'' “hooked, addicted” is clipped from the participle.^(DHLF 1992)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1165 – ''Acrocer'', Chrétien de Troyes.^(TLFi)

+ * 14th century – To grapple ships, Froissart.^(TLFi)

+ * 1549 – To hold up a lawsuit, Robert Estienne.^(TLFi)

+ * 16th century – To hang on a hook, Ronsard.^(TLFi)

+ * 1660 – To catch another vehicle, Boileau.^(TLFi)

+ * 1680 – ''S'accrocher'', Richelet.^(TLFi)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To [[m|en|hang]] (on a hook): ''accrocher un tableau au mur'', ''accrocher son manteau''.^(Petit Robert 2007)^(Wiktionary)

+ # To catch, snag: ''être accroché par un buisson''; to hook (a boat).^(Petit Robert 2007)^(GLLF 1989)

+ # To bump into, clip (a vehicle): ''le camion a accroché une voiture''.^(Petit Robert 2007)^(DHLF 1992)

+ # To catch (attention); to buttonhole (someone).^(GLLF 1989)^(Wiktionary)

+ # ''S'accrocher'': to cling, hold on, ''(familiar)'' to stick at it, persevere.^(TLFi)^(BHVF)^(Wiktionary)

+ # ''Avoir le cœur bien accroché'': to have a strong stomach.^(Petit Robert 2007)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[accroc]]

+ * [[accrochage]]

+ * [[accroche-cœur]]

+ * [[accrocheur]]

+ * [[accro]]

+ * [[raccrocher]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[décrocher]]

+ * [[croc]]

+ * [[crochet]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}