accoy

verb
/əˈkɔɪ/

Etymology

From Middle French acoyer, from coy (“quiet, calm”). By surface analysis, a- + coy.

  1. derived from acoyer

Definitions

  1. To soothe, to calm

    To soothe, to calm; to assuage, to subdue.

    • Of faire Pæana I received was, And oft imbrast, as if that I were hee, And with kind words accoyd, vowing great love to mee.

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