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malaventurous (c.1185)
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malaventurous (c.1185)

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malaventurus  
  FEW:  *adventura 24,196b Gdf:  malaventuros 5,110c GdfC: ∅ TL: malaventuros 5,974 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  malaventureux  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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( c.1185 )  Sire, jo sui un langurus, Un chaitif malaventurus, Malades e nafré a mort  Proth ANTS 2278
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Sa pryere trepecherouse A fyn tret malaventurouse  S Fran ANTS 8501
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  E ne est cil ou cele trop moseureus e trop malaventurus ke ou le pris du ciel se achate enfern  Ancren2 236.15

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See also:

aventurous  mal1  malaventure 
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