avou1 (c.1185)
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avou1 (c.1185)

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

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1vow, solemn promise, oath: 
( c.1185 )  Bien savez del vow  (ms. avow) que woway  12433 (MS)
( 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
1to vow, make a solemn promise, swear: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  A Deu face le avou (var. le vou), ja jour de ma vye Plus pres Akre rendray, avaunt ke […]  ii 88
avouable  avouablement  avouaison  avouance  avouant  avoué  avouement  avouer#1  avouer#2  avouerie  vou#1 
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