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avou (c.1185)
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avou (c.1185)

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avow,  avowe  
  FEW:  advocare 24,201a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  aveu 8,255b TL: avo 1,746 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  aveu  TLF:  aveu  OED:  avow n.1  MED:  avou(e n.  DMLBS: ∅

s.

vow: 
( c.1185 )  Bien savez del vow  (ms. avow) que woway  12433
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  Le jour adcertes fait, les uns des Gieus soi assemblerent, et firent lour avowe, disauntz soi nyent manger ne boivre si la qe il eussent occis Paul  (A) 373a
( 1336 )  nous fesoms nostre avou, primes au Roi de Ciel […] qe vous averez et receiverez par nous autieux, come […]  v 93
faire avou, faire le avou
to vow: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  A Deu face le avou (var. le vou; le wou; le vow) , ja jour de ma vye Plus pres Akre rendray, avaunt ke […]  ii 88

See also:

vou1 
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