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

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

adv.

1temporaltimethe day before yesterday: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  mes deus chartrers tuastes en prisoun avaunther, pendu haut serrez avaunt hure de soper  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  (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)  11
des avantier, d’avantier
1temporaltimelong ago: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Vus en avez le los -- bien l’oi d’avaunter (des avanter O)  (C) 1783
avanter#2 
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