malaventure (1150-70)

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malaventure (1150-70)

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[ FEW: 24,196b *adventura; Gdf: 5,110c malaventure; GdfC: ; TL: 5,973 malaventure; DEAF: ; DMF:  malaventure; TLF: ; OED:  maladventure n.; MED:  maleaventure n.; DMLBS: ]
 

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1calamity, misfortune
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  E vus e Tristran le parjure, Ki Deu doinst ui malaventure E dur encumbrer de sa vie!  1279
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Aprés lur mort lur vint malaventure De gent paene qui lur venent sure  (E) 4262
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  nos ont tant esquachiez De malaventure e de guerre  14069
misery, unhappiness
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii2 )  La fu puur e ordure, La fut grant malaventure  1482
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Pur lur malveisté [...] Unkore dure lur malaventure  151.24
2wickedness
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  La mort ke tant est redutee Ne deit pas peine estre nomee, Ne survenue de malaventure, Einz est tut dreit curs de Nature  306
aventure  mal#1  malaventurous 
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