avou (c.1185)
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avou (c.1185)

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[ FEW: 24,201a advocare; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 8,255b aveu; TL: 1,746 avo; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  aveu; TLF:  aveu; OED:  avow n.1; MED:  avou(e n.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
avow,  avowe  

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1vow: 
( c.1185 )  Bien savez del vow  (ms. avow) que woway  12433
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  Le jour adcertes fait, les uns des Gieus soi assemblerent, et firent lour avowe, disauntz soi nyent manger ne boivre si la qe il eussent occis Paul  (A) 373a
( 1336 )  nous fesoms nostre avou, primes au Roi de Ciel […] qe vous averez et receiverez par nous autieux, come […]  v 93
faire avou, faire le avou
1to vow: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  A Deu face le avou (var. le vou; le wou; le vow) , ja jour de ma vye Plus pres Akre rendray, avaunt ke […]  ii 88
vou#1 
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