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aviler (1155)

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

avilir, aviller; avelier, aveieler; enviler, envilir

v.a.1to despise, hold cheap 2to revile 3to disgrace, shame 4to despoil
v.n.1to drop, decline
v.refl.1to dishonour oneself
p.p._as_a.1reviled

v.a.

1also_fig.to despise, hold cheap:

( 1163-70; MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) pur ço Daneis Atrait, e avila Engleis 453

( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 ) Les estranges genz mult ama E les suens hummes mult avila 412

( s.xiii^m; MS: s.xiii^m ) pur tuz le (l. lé) vos delivrer esteiez vos meymes prise lié e mené e avili 216.41

( s.xiii^3/4; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) despit ceo est aviler sun presme pur bin qu’il quide en sei 208rb

2also_fig.to revile:

( 1155; MS: s.xii^ex ) Lu bon rei aveit vergundé E sun nevou Modred amé; Cuntre lei l’aveit espusee Si en esteit mult avilee 13212

( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) Mult furent esmu de grant ire Ke cristienté serreit si avilee Par malveisté de Gyus 154.129

( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) I. escryait, Ses tentes abatist, Y. avylait ii 60

3also_fig.to disgrace, shame:

( c.1185; MS: s.xiii^m ) 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 2340

( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 ) Coment puis jo estre honuree, Se jo par vus sui avilee? 1449

( c.1200; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Il ad pour qu’il ne seit avilé (B) 13916

4to despoil:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) La beauté de mon corps par les chiens avilerent, La maveisté d’els en mon corps noterent 4227

( s.xiii² ) Fous est li gyu e atillez Ke pur lui (=God) se est tant avillez 5.79

v.n.

1to drop, decline:

( 1327 ) Et les reprises des graungers et baillifs sount aveielés come la gainerie fut ereieré 127

v.refl.

1to dishonour oneself:

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) mult par s’est il avilez Quant il iço nus ad mandez 2187

p.p._as_a.

1reviled:

( 1174-75; MS: s.xii^ex ) Unques mes en ma vie ne fui si adulez (var. (L: s.xiii^ex) avilez) 128

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^m ) haiz E avilez e eschariz 2094

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) fu il […] escharniz les euz bendez, la face crachez, aviliz, escopez 206.28

avilance viler

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