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avantur (s.xiii3/4)
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The form avanceur is a cross reference to the following entry:

avantur (s.xiii3/4)

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avantour;  avauntur,  avaunteur,  avauntour  (avanceur)  
  FEW:  vanitare 14,156a Gdf:  avanteur 1,511a GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  vanter (*)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  avaunter n.  MED:  avantour n.  DMLBS: ∅

s.

pej.boaster, braggart: 
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  je vus dis ke ly avantour ne fust unkes ben celaunt  Am curt 52.56
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  taunt pust fere le avauntur Ke sa meyn retrerra le donur  S Fran ANTS 4421
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  si il est parlaunt e solaceaunt, janglour ou avantour (var. (B: c.1330) e vanitour)  BOZ Cont 158

a.

pej.boastful, given to bragging: 
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xivin )  Ja ne verrez orgoilus Ke il ne seit dedeingnus, Avanceur (l. Avanteur), malicius […]  Set Pechez 133

See also:

vanteur 
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