graventer (s.xii3/4)
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graventer (s.xii3/4)

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[ FEW: 2,1316a *crepantare; Gdf: 2,358c cravanter; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,1016 cravanter; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  cravanter; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
cravanter,  cravaunter,  craventer;  crevanter  

v.a.

1to knock down, demolish: 
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  les nos citez sunt a defendre ou les citez de nos enemis sunt a graventer  125.20
♦to knock, throw down: 
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Jus a la terre les cravente  11411
2to lay low, kill: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Lesse le dart cure, le vassal en gravent  1004
♦to overthrow: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  ‘Dambdieu te gravent, Car par grant traison feru m’as laidement!’  3167
3to pour out, throw out: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Del helme qu’il tint a terre la (=water) cravente  4790

v.n.

1to be demolished, fall: 
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  il fra la citee trestot ane[a]ntier, Murs e tureles a terre cravanter  1316
agravanter 
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