(
c.1240; MS: c.1300
)
La duce dame les bons sustent, A ben fere mult li avent199.46
♦to suit, please:
(
s.xivin; MS: s.xivm
)
les uns de ces (=the weakened pelican’s) pigeons […] fount com natureux et sustienent lour piere […]; les autres, com desnatureux, vount lour veie e fors ne fount [ke ly aveyne]
70
avenir a
1to suit, become:
(
1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin
)
dit C’ommais si bel armé ne vit, Qui si gentement chevalchast Ne qui si bel armes portast, Ne qui hauberc si avenist
ii 165.7553
♦to be suitable, fit:
(
1184; MS: s.xiiiex
)
bien avendreit a cel mestier
272
(
c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4
)
ceo pas ne avient A digneté, mes descovient
1108
(
s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15
)
si come a pucele virgine avient e afert
11.3
avenir mal a
1to be unbecoming:
(
c.1200; MS: s.xivin
)
estriver contre aguilion N’avient a nuli si mal non
1320
meuz, plus avient a
1it is more fitting, better (for):
(
s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300
)
Meuz vus avenist redrescer ceo fossés e torcher a un torchoun ceo chevaus
700
(
c.1305; MS: c.1330
)
Il avendreit plus a tyeus garder les berbyz
204
avenir2 (s.xii)