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desavancer (c.1200)

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FEW: *abantiare 24,14a Gdf: desavancier 2,540a GdfC: ∅ TL: desavancier 2,1473 DEAF: avancier (desavancier) DMF: désavancer TLF: ∅ OED: disadvance v. MED: disavauncen v. DMLBS: ∅

desavancir

v.a.

1to defeat:

( 1273-82; MS: s.xiv^ex ) La moche l’egle desavance 2767

♦fig.to set back, harm:

( 1273-82; MS: s.xiv^ex ) si m’avance Ke de toi aie remembrance Quant grant dolour me desavance 776

v.refl.

1to hasten one’s demise:

( c.1200; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Huem se puet desavancir par armes, par bestes, par venim, par feu e par ewe 73.79

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