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abrivé (s.xiiiin)
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abrivé (s.xiiiin)

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abrevé,  abruvé;  brevé,  bruvé  
  FEW:  *brivos 1,542b Gdf:  abriver 1,35c GdfC: ∅ TL: abriver 1,65 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  abriver  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

a.

equit.swift, quick: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  L'em li amene Arundel l'abrivé  (ms. le brune (l. le bruvé))  Boeve 2601
venir abrivé
to come quickly, rush forward: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  Jeo vey l'Escopart venant abrivé  (ms. abrune (l. abruvé))  Boeve 1852
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Quant te veit venir abrevee, Lors li (=Devil) est sa tremor treblee  Ross ANTS 5181
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  L’espeie ad traite nue e vient tant (l. tout?) abrivé, Pursivant le baron  LANGTOFT thiol2 354.1725

See also:

embriver 
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