† reˈcounsel, v. Obs.
Forms: α. 4 reconseyle, 4 (6 Sc.) -sale, 5 -saille; 4 reconcele, -sele, 6 Sc. -sel(l. β. 4 recounseil, 5 -seille, 5–6 -seyll, 4–5 -sail, 6 Sc. -saill, -sale; 4–5 (6 Sc.) recounsel, 5 -selle, 6 Sc. -sell, -cel(l.
[a. OF. reconseiller, ad. L. reconciliāre after conseiller to counsel. The forms in Eng. follow those of the simple vb.]
1. trans. = reconcile v. 1 and 2.
| 13.. Propr. Sanct. (Vernon MS.) in Archiv neu. Spr. LXXXI. 308/55 Crist forsoþe was in heuene Þe goode worlde Reconseylinge To him-self. 1382 Wyclif Matt. v. 24 Go first for to be recounseilid to thi brother. c 1450 Mirour Saluacioun 2370 And with his blode vs to godde his fadere to reconsaille. 1482 Caxton Trevisa's Higden ii. xxiii. 98 b, Jason recounseylled and toke ayene his wyfe media. 1533 Gau Richt Vay (S.T.S.) 42 We war inimis with god bot now we ar reconsalit be the deid of his sone. |
2. Sc. = reconcile v. 4.
| 1501 Douglas Pal. Hon. Prol. 94 O Nature Quene, and O ȝe lustie May,..Recounsell me out of this greit affray. 1533 Bellenden Livy i. xi. (S.T.S.) I. 63 He kest him to recounsell him agane to the favoure of his pepill. 1563 Winȝet Wks. (S.T.S.) II. 4 He apperis weil to hef bene recouncelit vnto his fauour. |
3. = reconcile v. 5 a and b. Also, to bring back, or admit again, to allegiance.
| 1375 Barbour Bruce ix. 740 Thou has a quhill renyit thi fay; Bot thou reconsalit now mon be. 1496 Dives & Paup. (W. de W.) vii. xviii. 305/2 Yf ony curate..recounseyll hym that wyll not amende hym..he doth symonye. 1572 Sc. Acts Jas. VI (1814) III. 72/1 Quhill thay haue recounsallit tham selfis to the trew Kirk submittand þame selfis to the Discipline thairof. a 1578 Lindesay (Pitscottie) Chron. Scot. (S.T.S.) II. 76 Mr. George [Wishart] ansuerit..he wald..be recounsellit in ony thing his conscience movet him. |
4. = reconcile v. 6.
| c 1450 St. Cuthbert (Surtees) 7147 Þe new kirke was recounsailde Solemply, and reparailde. 1496 Dives & Paup. (W. de W.) i. lxiv. 108/2 Yf it [pollution] myght be preued, ther sholde noo preeste synge ne saye noo masse therin, ne bodye be buryed tyll it [the churchyard] were recounseylled ayen by the bysshop. 1533 Bellenden Livy v. xxiii, Þat þe templis of þe goddis (quhilkis war pollutit & violet be Inemyis) suld be recounseld, renewit, & purifyit. |
5. To recover, regain. rare—1.
| c 1400 Mandeville (Roxb.) Pref. 2, I trowe wele þat within a lytill tyme oure riȝt heritage..schuld be recounsailed and putte in to þe handes of þe right heyers of Ihesu Criste. |
Hence † reˈcounseller; reˈcounselling vbl. n.
| a 1340 Hampole Psalter xliv. 3 Þe warld resayued grace of recouncelynge. 1388 Wyclif Deut. v. 5 Y was recouncelere and mediatour bitwixe God and ȝou in that tyme. ― Isa. lx. 10 In my recounselyng Y had merci on thee. 1483 Cath. Angl. 301/2 A Recounsillynge, reconsiliacio. |