antan (1160-74)
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antan (1160-74)

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  FEW:  ante annum 24,641b Gdf:  antan 1,300b GdfC:  antan 8,129b TL: antan 1,402 DEAF:  an (antan)  DMF:  antan  TLF:  antan  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
auntan  

adv.

1timelast year: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  En peine sunt e en hahan, Antan fu mal e pis awan  i 192.838
( 1341 )  par vue ma peticion qe je vous feise a Berewyk’ auntan aprés la saint Michel  v.clii
2temporalformerly: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Ensi cum il promistrent auntan em le abbye  ii 268
( 1295-96 )  grant purveance de assetz que il ne avoit auntan  42
d'antan
1timeof last year: 
( 1308-09 )  qe fu grangur en l’aunee de antan  137
devant antan
1timetwo years ago: 
( MS: s.xv1/4 )  enan, antan, devant antan etc.  286
an#1 
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