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sovenance (1266-1300)

sovenance (1266-1300)

souvenance,  souveignance  (souvenanche  Foedera1 i 863)  
  FEW:  subvenire 12,377a Gdf: GdfC:  souvenance 10,706a TL: sovenance 9,1024 DEAF:  sovenir (sovenance)  DMF:  souvenance  TLF:  souvenance  OED:  sovenance n.  MED: DMLBS:

s.

1memory, recollection
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex ) trop boire [...] Qui tolt au cuer la sovenance  GOWER Mirour 8244
( c.1396; MS: s.xv1 ) nous vous envoions [...] ne mie pur doun, mes pur souveignance [...] un petite chose  Lett & Pet 325.264.20
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 ) par que (=various presents)) vous moustrés bien la sovenance et bon cuer que vous portez toutdis vers moy  Lett & Pet 372.307.8
2experience, expertise (?)
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) trois choses firent les Romains terre conquerre [...], c’est a dire: savoir et visougetei, esprovez d’armes et sovenance, foi maintenue et loautei  Waterford busby 210.S19.9
nun sovenance
nunsovenance
aver en sovenance
to remember, think about, keep in mind
( 1323 ) pur mieutz aver en sovenance les choses qi sont et serront pur le roi a deliverer  Red Bk 934

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See also:

sovenier1  sovenir1 
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