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avanter1 (c.1200)
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avanter1 (c.1200)

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avaunter;  avanteer;  avancer,  avauncer  (averiter (l. aventer?)  2973 var)  
  FEW:  vanitare 14,156a Gdf:  avanter 1,511a GdfC: ∅ TL: avanter 1,709 DEAF:  vanter (avanter)  DMF:  avanter  TLF: ∅ OED:  avaunt v.1  MED:  avaunten v.  DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1pej.to boast about: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  les deables ke enportent checun tresor mustré, ceo est bone overe ke est avantee  237.11
2to publicize, announce: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  quel bien ke jeo face, se il seit hors de mon sein tret e avanté, tote ma esperance est falie  235.6

v.intrans.

pej.to boast: 
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  si estoit trop bobaunt et avauntant de pruesce  258.7

v.refl.

pej.to boast: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  si jeo fuse en Engletere […] e jeo me avantas (sbj.impf.1) devant mon baroné ke jeo avai deus lions tué  1713
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Juste le feu se avantera Des pechiez qe fet a  6473
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  vantance ceo est avanter sei de ceo ki il ad eu  208rb
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  mes jamés ne vous avanteez a nulle amye qe vous averez, qe par ma deceyte avez conquis le chastiel  17.22
♦pej.to promote oneself, show off: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Ne cessent d’altres blamer Quenses cum pur sei avanter  148
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Ore oiez le orgulus vilain, Cum il ad autres depreisé E sei memes avanté  10118

sbst. inf.

pej.boasting: 
( c.1200; MS: 1200-75 )  Lescés voster avanter  29
( c.1300; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  par trop avanter Il se pust faire moker  1236
se avanter de
pej.to boast of (+ subst.): 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  La seconde espece (=of deadly sins) est jactance, quant homme se avante de bien k’il ad de autre  22.8,7
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  li orgoillus vassal De ces (=ses) biens se avanta  10137
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  ki se avante de soen bien si come fist icist phariseu  89.10
♦pej.to boast of (+inf.): 
( MS: 1272-82 )  il s’avaunte de aver ceo qui il n’ad pas  1

See also:

avancer1  vanter 
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