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

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

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1completion, realisation, fulfilment: 
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiiex )  Jhesu Crist est fundur e le fundement Par ki bones overes unt achevement  315
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Suvent petit cumencement De bien ad bon achevement  5723
( MS: s.xivin )  De pensee estes la douceour, achevement de bon amur  134
2iron.achievement, success: 
( c.1256; MS: s.xiii2 )  Ke vot aver semblance (var. ensample) Regarde le rois de France E sun achevement (var. achiefement)  44.50
3(down)fall, fall(ing) (?): 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  ab occasu: achevement  ii 10.9
achever  eschevement 
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