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graver1 (1155)

graver1 (1155)

gravere,  gravier,  gravir,  gravire  (graveir  3993)  
  FEW:  *grava 4,254b Gdf:  graviere 1 4,342a GdfC:  gravier 9,720c TL: gravier 4,579 / graviere 4,581 DEAF:  greve (gravier) G1341 / greve (graviere) G1343 DMF:  gravier 1  TLF:  gravier  OED: MED: DMLBS:  gravera 1103c

s.

1gravel, shingle
( c.1192; MS: c.1275 )  Quanque l’en trove el graver, Trestut est piere merveilluse  129.Y440
( MS: s.xiii1 )  En Libye en unt une manire (=of saphyre) Que il trovent en la gravire  162.152
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  E ça et la vunt chauncelant Cum genz yvres par la gravere  17.87
2marit.beach, seashore
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Artur [...] Batels, chalanz, nés auna, Tant les assailli e guarda, Tant les destrainst e afama, A vinz, a cenz e a milliers, Chaeient morz par les graviers  9454
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Palment cil baron e morent al graver  2967
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin )  Tant unt nagé [...] Ke pres de Chich sunt arivé, E puis saillirent sur cel gravier  793
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Deduiant vont sur le graver, Mult esgarda li rois la mer  2241
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Encuntre terre mistrent el chevaler, Tote la forme repert el graver  1814
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  Au desancrer sounerent .m. graels menuer, La marine fremist et bondist le graver  308
ground
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Car cil qui l'ost devoient la nuit eschelgaitier En ont set detrenchiez qui gisent el gravier  22.553
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Enz al graver ad sun bastun fichez  3064

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See also:

gravele  gravelous  greve2 
This is an AND2 Phase 2 (F-H) entry. © 2006-2008 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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