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desavancer (c.1200)
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desavancer (c.1200)

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desavancir  
  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: ∅

v.trans.

to defeat: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  La moche l’egle desavance  Ross ANTS 2767
♦fig.to set back, harm: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  si m’avance Ke de toi aie remembrance Quant grant dolour me desavance  Ross ANTS 776

v.refl.

to hasten one’s demise: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiiiin )  Huem se puet desavancir par armes, par bestes, par venim, par feu e par ewe  Eluc 73.79
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