avenantise (1160-74)

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avenantise (1160-74)

  FEW:  advenire 24,190b Gdf:  avenantise 1,516a GdfC: TL: avenantise 1,714 DEAF:  avenir (avenantise)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:
avenauntise  

s.

1appropriateness, propriety
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  'N'est pas,' dist ele, 'avenantise, Que le plus bas de ma chemise, Ki a mes jambes frie e tuche, Seit reversé vers vostre buche'  ii 2839
( MS: s.xii/xiii )  venustatis: (O) avenauntise (var. (D: s.xiii/xiv) curteysie)  ii 37.77
en avenantise
1suitably, fittingly
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Lé paroles […] Abreger volayt e en avenauntyse Assembler e mettre en escryt  1828
avenable  avenablement  avenance  avenant#1  avenantment  avenement  avenir  avenue#1 
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