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avenement (c.1136-37)

The form avignement is a cross reference to the following entry:

avenement (c.1136-37)

advenement;  aveinement,  aveignement  (avignement  1853 ),
(pl. avennemens)  
  FEW:  advenire 24,191a Gdf: GdfC:  avenement 8,252a TL: avenement 1,714 DEAF: DMF:  avènement  TLF:  avènement  / avenement 1  / avenement 2  OED:  advenement n.  MED: DMLBS:

s.

1coming, arrival
( MS: 1155-60 )  Al qui avenement (Latin: adventum) tuz humes unt a esdrecier  291.40
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Des le Jesu avenement Aveit set cenz quatre vinz anz  2032
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii1 )  Si firent tuz communement Joie de sun avenement  1398
( s.xiii3/4; MS: c.1275 )  Li advenement de li est non parables  619
2arrival, accession
( 1323-25 )  vostre (=the King of France’s) novel avenement au governement du roialme de France  178
3event, happening
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Li reis enquist corteisement L’acheson de l’avenement  4316
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  L’esveke se merveile estrangement De merveiluse avenement Ke avint […]  66.179
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  mult de manere aveynemenz qe purrunt en ceste vie avenir qe tant est freelle e wychouse  349
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  puet om divers avennemens entendre avantmain et ghencir les maus par sens et porveance  234.S30.26
4timefuture (life, events)
( 1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  (the sibyl) a meinte gent Dist lur avenement  68
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  De maus te dais garnir Ke purrunt avenir Par case sudainement; Le coup poum meuz suffrir Du dart par ben guenchir Quant veoum le advenement (Latin: nam levius ledit quicquid previdimus ante)  572
avenement secund
theol.Second Coming, return of J.C. to earth for Judgement Day
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiiin )  en l'avenement secund, Quant tu jugeras tut le mund Iluec serunt aperceu Cumfaitement il sunt venchu  114
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