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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Accress, Accresce, v. Also: accres(se. [ad. L. accrescere; cf. ME. acrese, e.m.E. accrease. App. only in Sc. use until 19th c.]

1. intr. To increase.(a) 1535 Stewart 36283.
At hir tha had sic malice and invy, With greit fervour accressand to sic feid [etc.] 1590 Burel Pilgr. xxxiv.
Bot ay the tempest did acres And na wais lykin to grow les 1643 Bamff Chart. 262.
Quhilkis sowmes of money … hes now accrest and growne up to the sowme of tuentie thrie thousand … pundis 1649 Misc. Spald. C. V. 379.
The ... mainteinance most be collected as formerlie, and accresse to mak wpe a pairt of the monies [etc.](b) 1558 Corr. M. Lorraine 415.
The pane accrescis to me mair noysum nor it wes wont to do 1604-31 Craig i. 39.
Hope accrescis with desire 1626 Rec. Marischal Coll. I. 143.
The moneyes … ar accresced to ten thousand merkes

b. To be added or united. 1570 Leslie 69.
In that caise Ingland wald not accress unto Scotland, bot Scotland wald accress unto Ingland 1606 Bk. Univ. Kirk III. 1026.
The gressome … wherof shall acress to the stipend 1649 Misc. Spald. C. V. 379.
The exceyis … most be collected as formerlie, and accresse to mak wpe a pairt of the monies

2. To fall or accrue to a person. 1570 Sat. P. xiv. 69.
Sampsonis strength to him accrest 1581 Edinb. Test. IX. 294 b.
The haill [estate] to accres to the levand of thame 1585 Misc. Spald. C. II. 343.
The portioun of ony … that hapinis to depairt this lyfe sall accress to the remanent 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Putagium.
Her pairt of the heritage … accrescis and perteinis to the rest of the co-heirs 1632 Sutherland Corr. 14.
Out of … our present rents … or which shall acresse vnto vs herafter 1681 Rec. Old Aberd. I. 136.
All the benefite that sall accres to other merchands