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mesaventurer (s.xiiiex)
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mesaventurer (s.xiiiex)

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  FEW:  *adventura 24,196b Gdf:  mesaventuré 5,268b GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF:  mésaventure (mésaventurer)  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.refl.

to come to grief, meet misfortune: 
( 1323-25 )  se doutent a soeffrir le meschief [...], par qoi greindre peril serroit de eux mesaventurer en la manere  St Sard 146

p.p. as a.

unhappy, unfortunate: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  cele mesaventuré gile dont jeo ai [...] parlé  Ancren2 181.29

[gdw]

See also:

aventurer  mesavenir  mesaventure  mesaventureus 
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mesaventurer