Ac·cost v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accosted; p. pr. & vb. n. Accosting.]
1. To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the coast or side of. [Obs.] “So much [of Lapland] as accosts the sea.”
2. To approach; to make up to. [Archaic]
3. To speak to first; to address; to greet. “Him, Satan thus accosts.”