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poance (s.xii1)
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poance (s.xii1)

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  FEW:  posse *9,233b Gdf:  poance 6,237a GdfC: ∅ TL: pöance 7,1241 DEAF:  pooir (poance)  DMF:  pouvance  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED:  powunce n.  DMLBS: ∅

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power, might, strength: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Esveille la tue poance e vien, que tu salfs faces nus  Oxf Ps ANTS 90.79.3
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Si acertes en poances oitante an; e ampleis d'els, travalz e dolurs  Oxf Ps ANTS 97.89.11

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See also:

poable  poant  poantment  podestat  poer1  poer2  poeros  poeste  poesté  poestif  poestivement  possible  possiblement  possibleté  potence  potent  potestat  potestatem  pouaille  pussablement  pussance  pussant  pussantment  pussaument 
This is an AND2 Phase 4 (N-O/U-P-Q) entry. © 2013-17 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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