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adversité (1155)

adversité (1155)

adverseté,  adversitee;  aversité,  averseté  
  FEW:  adversitas 24,198b Gdf:  aversité 1,522a GdfC:  averseté 8,254b TL: aversité 1,730 DEAF:  aversité  DMF:  adversité  TLF:  adversité  OED:  adversity n.  MED:  adversite n.  DMLBS:  adversitas 37b

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1difficulty, opposition
( c.1200; MS: s.xiiiin )  constreignt de lor desirries e de multes adversitez (Latin: multis asperitatibus)  Eluc 53.14
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  les adversetez et temptaciunz dé maufez  Lum Lais ANTS 1443
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Totes icels temptacions […] e les adversitez dont nus sommes temptez  Ancren2 266.23
( 1394; MS: s.xv1 )  j’ay euz a cest foiz grande adversitee de vent  Lett & Pet 63.19.13
2hostility, rebellion
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  humilité Acorde l’alme a Dampnedé; K’einz ert plein d’aversité Tanttost ad Jesum herbergé  Mirur3 6574
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  l’adverseté Qe li quens Symon de M. nomé Avant avoit en Angleterre encountre le levé  LANGTOFT wright ii 390
3 (time of) adversity, affliction, tribulation
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Compainun de prosperité E compainun d'adversité  Brut WACE 10782
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Ja en nule prosperité N’iert amis verai esprové […] Car en besoing n’iert ja celez; Ne anemis en aversitez, Car quant le veit en l’ore del mal Idunc l’enpeint de munt el val  S Laur ANTS 10
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Tu es fiers en adversité, Cil est umble en prosperité  S Greg 1827
( s.xiii; MS: s.xivin )  en nul adverseté sun ami guerpir  Friendship 10
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  en adversitez e (var. (BN: s.xivin) e en) prosperitez  Ancren2 268.10
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  consideré les grauntz perdes et adversitez qu’il ad soffert pur les guerres  Anon Chr1 191
med.affliction
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  adversetés, Divers maus et enfermetés  Pop Med 150.24
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