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aveier1 (1121-25)

aveier1 (1121-25)

aveer,  avoier,  avoer;  avier  
  FEW:  via 14,375b Gdf:  avoier 1 1,537b GdfC: TL: avoiier 1,753 DEAF:  voie (avoiier)  DMF:  avoyer 1  TLF:  avoyer 2  OED: MED: DMLBS:

v.trans.

also_fig.to guide, direct
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  N’out nuls ki puint aveé fust Par esteille qui aparust  S Jean ANTS 967
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Menez moy en quele contree Ke vus voliez, duce mere, En tun servise m’avies enterre (=‘entirely’)  Mir N-D 54.181
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  si loiser avoie, De cest noun Jhesu plus diroie, Mes a ce qe je comensoie Requor e prie Deu qu’il m’avoie  Ross ANTS 3841
to guide, instruct
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Le angel del cel qui l’aveiat De tut l’eire cum il irat  S Brend mup 140
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Mais faites Merlin demander, [...] S'il ne vus en set conseillier, Nule ne vus en puet aveier  Brut WACE 8680
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Sun seignur l’ad bien aveié (var. avoé): chés un burgeis est herbergé  S Gile1 1053
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii2 )  il en vuldreit estre aveié Cument il en purra uvrer  S Edw barking 2144
( 1292 )  si un chartre seyt boté avant pur aveyer l’assise  YBB 20-21 Ed I 21
to set right, correct
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  De l’errur ert bien aveié  S Edw barking 1417

v.intrans.

to guide, be an exemplar (?)
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Hom ki cez dous vertuz (=compassion and truth) meintient, Vie manable od Deu en tient, Kar de totes vertuz avie, Tote bone ovre multeplie  Salemon 8465

v.refl.

to set out
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiii2 )  La voie de joie fu plaine Ou se aveia la Magdaleigne  Penit 10

See also:

raveier 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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