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avel1 (c.1136-37)
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avel1 (c.1136-37)

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aveal,  aval,  aveol,  avol; 
pl. avals,  aveus,  aveaus,  aviaus  
  FEW:  velle 14,216a Gdf:  avel 1 1,512b GdfC: ∅ TL: avel 1,712 DEAF:  voloir (avel)  DMF:  aveau 1  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1emotiondesire: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Issi poez entrer el chastel E acomplir tut tun avel  Brut WACE 8720
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  Si par defaute d’alcun d’als, L’autre chiet en mals aveals  Corset ANTS 38
♦pej.illicit desire: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Ki ses avols ben ne refraint, Vers Deu de malfait est ataint  Pet Phil 2131
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  covenant k’avez cunfermet Gardez ke pas ne fausez; Kar ceo avient as joefnes desleaus E a puteins pur lur aveaus  Secr abernun 1061
♦wish, desire, sought-after thing: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Piez esteit suen un fort chastel, Asez aveit (var. (L: s.xiii2) i aveit) de sun avel  GAIMAR1 6256
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Mes quant il orent perdu le plus de lur aveus […]  FANT OUP 1829
2emotiondelight, pleasure: 
( 1184; MS: s.xiiiex )  A plenté out de ses avels (var. aviaus), Or e argent e bons anels  S Thom beneit1 137
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiiex )  Haiter deivent tels juvencels Ki asez ont de lur aveals Pur tollir les pensers del mund  Donn Am ants 192
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Jesus just en vils drapels Pur nus oster de tels avels (=delights of this world)  Mirur2 1871
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  Orgue et vin et autre aveals  Chev Dé 566
faire avel a
to give pleasing gifts to: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  De l’eschec qu’il ad conquis fet as soens aveals  Rom Chev ANTS 2065
faire mes (etc.) avels
to comply with my (etc.) wishes, commands: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Mi chevaler funt mes aveols  Mirur2 3064
faire sun (etc.) avel, faire de sun (etc.) avel, faire ses (etc.) avels, faire de ses (etc.) avels
to do as one (etc.) pleases: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Mult fist en Kent de ses avels, A M. fermat chastels  GAIMAR1 3427
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Mes mult fet ses avels ly rois cortoisement Qe bien les (=mother and wife) fet vestir  Rom Chev ANTS 2647
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  dan David d’Escoce i fist de sun avel, Il mena tel preie que mult li sembla bel  FANT OUP 1129
sivre sun (etc.) avel
to follow one’s (etc.) desires: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  E. li reis porta corone, Grant chose afiert a sun apel, Bien deit um siwre sun avel  GAIMAR1 4966

See also:

availl 
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