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graventer (1155)
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The form crevanter is a cross reference to the following entry:

graventer (1155)

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cravanter,  cravaunter,  craventer;  crevanter  
  FEW:  *crepantare 2,1316a Gdf:  cravanter 2,358c GdfC: ∅ TL: cravanter 2,1016 DEAF:  craventer  DMF:  cravanter  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to knock down, demolish: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  la cité de Lune fist toute gravanter  Rom de Rou wace i 31.475
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  les granz turs e les tureles, Qui tant sunt haltes e tant beles Jus a la terre les cravente  Waldef BB 11411
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  les nos citez sunt a defendre ou les citez de nos enemis sunt a graventer  vegetius2 125.20
2to lay low, kill: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Cels ki ainz lur humes chaçoent E a turbes les graventoent  Brut WACE 12774
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Lesse le dart cure, le vassal en gravent  Rom Chev ANTS 1004
♦to overthrow: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  ‘Dambdieu te gravent, Car par grant traison feru m’as laidement!’  Rom Chev ANTS 3167
3to pour out, throw out: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Del helme qu’il tint a terre la (=water) cravente  Rom Chev ANTS 4790

v.intrans.

to be demolished, fall: 
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  il fra la citee trestot ane[a]ntier, Murs e tureles a terre cravanter  Waldef BB 1316

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See also:

agravanter  esgravanter 
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