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aviler (1155)
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The form avelier is a cross reference to the following entry:

aviler (1155)

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avilir,  aviller;  avelier,  aveieler;  enviler,  envilir  
  FEW:  vilis 14,447b Gdf:  aviler 1,528a / envillir 3,317b GdfC:  avilir 8,257b TL: avillier 1,736 / aviler 1,735 / avilir 1,735 / enviler 3,720 / envilir 3,720 DEAF:  vil 1 (aviler)  / vil 1 (avilir)  / vil 1 (enviler)  / vil 1 (envilir)  DMF:  aviler  / avilier  / avilir  / envilir  TLF:  avilir  OED:  avile v.  MED:  avilen v.  DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1also_fig.to despise, hold cheap: 
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  pur ço Daneis Atrait, e avila Engleis  S Edw barking 453
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Les estranges genz mult ama E les suens hummes mult avila  Waldef BB 412
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiim )  pur tuz le (l. lé) vos delivrer esteiez vos meymes prise lié e mené e avili  HALES 216.41
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  despit ceo est aviler sun presme pur bin qu’il quide en sei  Pecchez 208rb
2also_fig.to revile: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Lu bon rei aveit vergundé E sun nevou Modred amé; Cuntre lei l’aveit espusee Si en esteit mult avilee  Brut WACE 13212
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Mult furent esmu de grant ire Ke cristienté serreit si avilee Par malveisté de Gyus  Mir N-D 154.129
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  I. escryait, Ses tentes abatist, Y. avylait  LANGTOFT wright ii 60
3also_fig.to disgrace, shame: 
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  ele est en chois de plusurs Ki trestut l’aiment par amurs, Dunt el n’ert pas desparagee Ne avilee (var. (B: s.xivin) villez) ne abeissee  Ipom BFR 2340
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Coment puis jo estre honuree, Se jo par vus sui avilee?  Trist thomas2 1449
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Il ad pour qu’il ne seit avilé  Anc Test (B) 13916
4to despoil: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  La beauté de mon corps par les chiens avilerent, La maveisté d’els en mon corps noterent  Rom Chev ANTS 4227
( s.xiii2 )  Fous est li gyu e atillez Ke pur lui (=God) se est tant avillez  Maidstone 5.79

v.intrans.

to drop, decline: 
( 1327 )  Et les reprises des graungers et baillifs sount aveielés come la gainerie fut ereieré  Affairs of Ireland 127

v.refl.

to dishonour oneself: 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  mult par s’est il avilez Quant il iço nus ad mandez  Brut Royal 2187

p.p. as a.

reviled: 
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Unques mes en ma vie ne fui si adulez (var. (L: s.xiiiex) avilez)  FANT OUP 128
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  haiz E avilez e eschariz  S Modw 2094
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  fu il […] escharniz les euz bendez, la face crachez, aviliz, escopez  Ancren2 206.28

See also:

avilance  viler 
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