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avantmein (s.xiiiex)
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avantmein (s.xiiiex)

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avantmain;  avantlamain;  avauntmein  
  FEW:  manus 6/i,293a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  main 2 (avantmain)  DMF:  avant-main  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

adv.

1temporalbeforehand, previously: 
( 1316 )  il tynt de nous avantmayn  YBB Ed II xix 106
2temporalin advance: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: c.1300 )  Si vous volez saver avantmeyn combyen du blye vous averez cel an  HENLEY2 420
( 1260; MS: c.1300 )  xx souz ke il luy paya avantmayn  Brev Plac 22
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  Ceste dytee […] coment homme deyt ordyner sa vye avantmain par rayson e par descressyon  HENLEY2 345
( 1312 )  luy dona .c. marcz avant la mayn  YBB Ed II xii 129
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  un autre averoit les ditz biens pardevant achatez et la monoie paiee tout pleynement avant (var. (C: s.xivex) devant) la mayn  Sz Med1 122
♦prematurely: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  Lessez altres aornier lour corps qi courent avant la main (M.E. bivoren hond) . Attendom nous nostre salveour qi acemera le nostre aprés le seon demeine  Ancren1 259.36

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main1 
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