vanter (c.1136-65)

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vanter (c.1136-65)

vaunter;  vantire  

v.a.

1to praise highly
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  De vus est mut bien veir çoe que tuit sunt cuntant (var. (O: s.xiiim) vantant)  1102
2to boast about, claim (falsely)
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  quant jeo voie qe pur ascune chose qe j'ai vantee et menti de moi meismes, qe homme me porte plus de honour  24

v.n.

1to boast
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  Ne puet de ça vanter Engleis Ne de l'autre part Daneis  281
se vanter de
1to boast about
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Pur les crestiens esponter Se volent li paen vanter De cuntruver diverses peines  184
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  Et me vantoie asseez de foizes des choses qe jeo ne poai ou savoie  16
2to claim success
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  la reine od aus ses filles fait mener Pur veeir le dedut (i.e. 'games'), ki s'en purra vaunter  2575

sbst._inf.

1 boasting
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Ne voil deguerpir ma vantire : dire  9086
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  si lessez le vanter  934
This is an AND1 entry © MHRA 1977-1992: reproduced with permission. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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