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[ FEW: 14,148a vallis; Gdf: 2,694b devaler; GdfC: 9,371a devaler; TL: 2,1846 devaler; DEAF: ∅; DMF: dévaler; TLF: dévaler; OED: devall v.; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 642a devalare ]

v.a.

1to descend:

( c.1185 ) Par les viz les degrés devale 7459

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^m ) (fugitives) Les munz devalent e vunt puant (var. devalint e vunt plus haut) 1735

2also_fig.to take down, remove:

( 1415-22 ) s'il (ms. cil) ne viengne comme dessus que lesditz espee et heaulme ne soient abatuz ne devalez mais honnestement mis hors du cueur et remaindront a hus dudit college 194

v.n.

1to descend, go down:

( c.1185 ) Tost devale de la tur jus 8340

( c.1200; MS: s.xiii¹ ) L’eschele (=into Hell) est doleruse par quei l’em i devale 237

♦ to run, flow down:

( 1174-75; MS: s.xii^ex ) Les lermes lung sa face li vunt jus devalant 497

( 1354; MS: c.1360 ) celuy douz sank qe vous devala de la corone 174

♦to fly down:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) (The angel-bird) si s’en alat En sun arbre dun devalat 554

faire devaler

1to throw down:

( 1174-75; MS: s.xii^ex ) E si dan Robert de Vaus ne volt le chief (=main town) duner, De la grant tur antive ferez le devaler 614

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