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achevement (s.xiii1/4)
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achevement (s.xiii1/4)

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achiefement;  eschevement  
  FEW:  caput 2/i,339b Gdf:  achevement 1,55b GdfC:  achevement 8,24a TL: achevement 1,84 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  achèvement  TLF:  achèvement  OED:  achievement n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1completion, realisation: 
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiiex )  Jhesu Crist est fundur e le fundement Par ki bones overes unt achevement  Chant Chanz 315
2conclusion: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Suvent petit cumencement De bien ad bon achevement  Mirur3 5723
♦consummation: 
( MS: s.xivin )  De pensee estes la douceour, achevement de bon amur  Dulcis Harley 134
3end, death: 
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  'G' maveys eschevement sygnefie  Mantic Alphabets 113
4(down)fall, fall(ing): 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  ab occasu: achevement  TLL ii 10.9
5iron.(ironic?) achievement: 
( c.1256; MS: s.xiii2 )  Ke vot aver semblance (var. ensample) Regarde le rois de France E sun achevement (var. achiefement)  Pol Songs 44.50
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