1to knock down, demolish:
(
s.xii1;
MS: 1155-60
)
acraventee(Latin: prostrata) est la terre
80.XLV.6
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
Abatent la cité, la tur ont
encraventee
625
(
c.1230;
MS: s.xiiiex
)
Pur le chastel
agravanter
3261
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiiiex
)
ne ses arbres decouperent ne ses mesons
acravanterent (ed. atravantrerent) sicom il ad vers eus cunté
(X) 31
(
1330-31
)
e illuks le merin le dit J. de sa mayson
acravanteront (ed. atravanteront) a la vaylanz de xl. souz
97
♦
to knock, throw down:
(
s.xiii1/3;
MS: s.xiiim
)
Un quarter
(=of the helmet) en fist voler, E del healme plat tut ensement, Jusqu’a la tere tut
agravent
10416
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: 1307-15
)
e les
agravanta dekes enz en lur puiz pulent de enfern
95.17
(
1330
)
la dite Olive raverent, &
augrevement (l. augreventent), & la detient uncore
ii 34
2to lay low, kill:
(
1155;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Mais Belin les vait parsiuant, Qui mult les vait acraventant
2556
(
s.xii2;
MS: s.xii3/3
)
Remenez l’arche Deu de Israel […] que il n’
agravented nus tuz
13
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: s.xiii2
)
tot freyt mort ly ad
acraventé
(D) 1066
♦
to defeat, beat:
(
1121-35;
MS: s.xii3/3
)
(JC in Hell:) Tuz les sons asemblat E Diable acravantad
512
(
1163-70;
MS: s.xiii2
)
Le poeple unt tut
agraventé
5530
(
1174-75;
MS: s.xiiex
)
le sucurs de sun fiz […] Fud le jor
agraventé senz nule demurance
990
♦
to overwhelm:
(
s.xii2/4;
MS: s.xiii2/4
)
Grant paor unt, ne gardent l'ore Que li tormenz les acravent
87
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
L’Estrages fu molt fort qe les ad
agraventez
3566
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
Qe ne doutent la mer ne riens kes
agravent
6384
4also_fig.to defeat, confound:
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
fet un froit trenchant e nege forment, Une neif si liee cum toison de bident. Mult ert grant merveille si ele nes
acravent
5818
(
1163-70;
MS: s.xiii2
)
Mais cil cumpara tost sa mort, Si l’
acraventera sun tort
3738
5to scatter, strew:
(
MS: s.xiii1
)
substernat: (R)
agraventet
245
(
MS: s.xiii/xiv
)
substernat: (L) agraventet, strayt
(var. (D: xiii/xiv) aparaylit apar[p]aylit?)
ii 69
1to be crushed:
(
c.1245;
MS: c.1255
)
Quant ad ceo wu trestut l’ost, Descumfist, repairent tost. Par vengance mut redutent K’il
agraventent e tresbuchent
1344
1to humiliate oneself:
(
1160-74;
MS: s.xiiiin
)
Alain ne se deigne abeissier
i 258.2603
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agravanter (s.xii1)