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aukant (1113-19)
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aukant (1113-19)

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auquant;  akantes;  alquant,  alquantes,  alquanz;  aquant,  aquantes;  asquant,  asquantes,  asquans,  asquanz,  asquauntes;  esquant,  esquaunt,  esquanz  
  FEW:  aliquantus 24,321b Gdf:  alquans 1,236c GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF:  alquant  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  aliquantus 63a

a.

some: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Ans est removement Sulunc alquante gent  Comput ANTS 1852
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Iloc firent dure bataille, Quant les Engleis asquanz funt faille A lur seignur  GAIMAR1 4228
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Fiz de riches baruns e de curteis asquanz  Horn 292
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  li Romein auquant D’icest miracle escrit derrain Mescreant sont  S Greg 2624
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  En la devandite manere volent esquanz prestres fere sei trop benignes vers lurs peccheurs paroissiens  Joshua Sermons ii 21
♦many: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin )  trovum En seinz escriz […] d’alquantes tendres puceles  S Osith 50

pr.indef.

some: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Mais alquant vunt disant Que [...]  Comput ANTS 654
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Asquanz chaçad, asquanz ocist Des gentilz homes  GAIMAR1 1148
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Trop s’i delitent li alquant  S Gile1 536
( c.1200; MS: s.xiiiin )  Que est feus espurgables? A alquanz est espurgemenz en ceste vie, cruciemenz de cors  Eluc 81
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiii2 )  Pur ceo quident esquanz ke […]  Med Treatise 149.22

adv.

somewhat: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiiex )  Jacincte [...] alquantes unt brun semblaunt, Entremedlé si cum de sang  Lapid 273.220
( s.xii4/4; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Car ele est asquans corrompue  S Cath barking 44
aukant... aukant
sometimes... sometimes: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Deus! ki dunc l'esgardast [...] Cum ces cordes tuchout, cum les feseit trembler, Asquantes feiz chanter asquantes organer (var. (H: s.xiiim) Aquantes faire les chanz akantes organer), De l'armonie del ciel li poust remembrer!  Horn 2833

See also:

ascun 
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