avantparler (1121-25)

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avantparler (1121-25)

[ hap]

[ FEW: *7,610b parabolare; Gdf: ; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF:  parler (*); DMF: ; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
 

v.a.

1to discuss, negotiate, agree in advance
( 1260; MS: c.1300 )  une charué de tere [...] la quele ele li lessa par acheson de matrimonie avaunt parlé entre eus que il la prendroit a femme  122
( 1315 ) a parfaire ou a fournire les covenaunces entre eus avantparlés  205

v.n.

1 to begin to speak, speak first
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 ) Sainte Marie avant parla Et Elisabet salua  903
2to continue speaking
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Pur le plurer Brandans ne pout Avant parler  1262
avant#1  avantparlance  parler#1  vantparlour 
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