avirun1 (1121-25)
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avirun1 (1121-25)

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  FEW:  vibrare 14,393a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  aviron 8,257b TL: aviron 2 1,737 DEAF:  virer (aviron 1)  DMF:  aviron 1  TLF:  aviron  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  aviro 170c
averun;  aviron,  aviroun,  avirum,  enviroun  

s.

1ship.oar: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Li abés dunc les amonestet [...]: 'Quant averez vent, siglez sulunc [...]!' As aviruns dunc se metent  229
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  N’i orent guvernail ne avirun […] Sigle ne autre rien dunt il fussent aidez  221
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Cum fait la nef desestachee Quant ele est primes acursee Tut sanz aie d’avirun  151ra15
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Quant de sigler n’i out ren, As aviruns se pristrent ben De travail de cors et de bras  186.28
( MS: s.xiii2 )  remi: (C) de l’enviroun, anglice hore (var. (D: s.xiii/xiv) de le avirun)  ii 79.166
( MS: s.xiii4/4 )  remos: averun  ii 12
♦ship.(steering-)oar: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  La nef alout et sa et la, Kar nul hom ne la governa De governail ne de avirun  183.77
♦fig.ship.occupationoarsman, sailor: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Quant la mer de nut estencele, As aviruns (var. mariners) tempest apele  1656
as aviruns
1ship.by (rowing-)boat: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  quant Acre fu prise, la mer as avyrouns En passant eschapaynt sanz altres achesouns  ii 237
avirunement#1  aviruner#1  virun#1 
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