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APPENDIX<br />

Example<br />

(...) but it’s rather an Absorbing (sucking up) or devouring of the<br />

parts by Corrupting their Fundamentals, whereby every part doth<br />

not only shrink, but grows sensibly less in its substance (...).<br />

Harvey, Morbus.<br />

Tokens 1<br />

Nominalization Abstaining<br />

Base<br />

Abstain (v)<br />

Definition OED Abstaining n. The act, practice, or condition of keeping<br />

oneself or refraining from something. Now largely superseded by<br />

abstinence. Cf. Abstinence n. 1., in same sense.<br />

Earliest attestation 1395 (OED)<br />

Example<br />

(...) but several who by the use of my Medicins, bin totally freed<br />

from them, and that without Blood-letting, or abstaining from<br />

Flesh or Wine; (...). Colbatch, Novum.<br />

Tokens 1<br />

Nominalization Abstinence<br />

Base<br />

< Anglo-Norman and Old French abstenence, (...) < abstinent–,<br />

abstinēns , present participle of abstinēre (to abstain) + –ia<br />

Definition OED Abstinence n. 1. The practice or discipline of resisting selfindulgence;<br />

self-restraint. a. Restraint in one's choice or<br />

consumption of food, abstemiousness; (also) the practice or<br />

discipline of fasting.<br />

Earliest attestation ?c1225 (?a1200) (OED)<br />

Example<br />

The said Marcour may likewise be caused [^p.11^] by Famine or<br />

over abstinence from food. Harvey, Morbus.<br />

Tokens 3<br />

Nominalization Acceptation<br />

Base<br />

< Anglo-Norman acceptacioun, (...) < classical Latin acceptāt–,<br />

past participial stem of acceptāre (to accept) + –iō (–ation)<br />

Definition OED Acceptation n. 2. The action or fact of receiving something<br />

favourably; (of a situation, action, or thing) the fact of being<br />

received favourably; positive reception, approval. Also: belief in<br />

or agreement with an idea, theory, statement, etc. Now rare.<br />

Earliest attestation a1425 (c1395) (OED)<br />

Example<br />

In which action you neede not feare any great perrill of Fluxe of<br />

bloud, but that it may easily bee restrained with my restringent<br />

powder, published in my last booke of Obseruations, which hath<br />

of a number of good Artistes a friendlye acceptation: (...).<br />

Clowes, Artificiall.<br />

Tokens 1<br />

Nominalization<br />

Base<br />

Accommodation<br />

Partly < Middle French, French accommodation (…) < past<br />

participial stem of accommodāre (accommodate) + –iō (–ation),<br />

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