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desavancer (c.1200)

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[ FEW: 24,14a *abantiare; Gdf: 2,540a desavancier; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,1473 desavancier; DEAF: ∅; 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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