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avantier (c.1170)
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avantier (c.1170)

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avanter,  avanthier;  avaunther,  avaunter,  avauntier  
  FEW:  heri 4,414a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  ier (avant ier) I41 DMF:  avant-hier  TLF:  avant-hier  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

adv.

temporaltimethe day before yesterday: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  mes deus chartrers tuastes en prisoun avaunther, pendu haut serrez avaunt hure de soper  Boeve 1188
♦temporaltimesome days ago, some time ago: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  En vos chambres avantier quant i fui, agaitai Ke Horn jut od Rigmel  Horn (C) 1889
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Nen ourent pas tel hait en l’ost ne hier ne avant hier (Latin: heri et nudiustertius)  Liv Reis1 11
des avantier, d’avantier
temporaltimelong ago: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Vus en avez le los -- bien l’oi d’avaunter (des avanter O)  Horn (C) 1783

See also:

avanter2 
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