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avant 1 adv. quasi a. prep. conj. s.
Semantic labels: mil., status, time
Usage labels: also_fig., causal, comparative, fig., local, qualitative, quantitative, temporalCitations:
sooner, rather
comparative: (c.1292) nos serjauntz de noster hostel soint avaunt somouns pur dettes qe destreyntz ou attachez par les cors BRITT i 171
comparative: (c.1300) Avaunt la mort Nus ellisoun ke fere teu tort S Paul 11de prep.
Semantic labels: law
Usage labels: also_fig., comparative, exhortation, interj., local, modal, temporalCitations:
than
comparative: (c.1170) meillor (=goshawk) de lui ne porte chevalier Horn 638
comparative: (c.1235) autres de toi sauvas S Aub 242
comparative: (1267) mieuz vaudreyt [...] murir De la grant passioun suffrir Lum Lais MS 192v14
comparative: (1319) avoit un frere eygné de ly YBB Ed II xxv 89meillur a. s. adv.
Usage labels: comparative
Citations:
better
comparative: (s.xii1/3) Li vins avra meillor savor Lapid 228.747
comparative: (s.xii2/4) Vest tei, dame, pren meillors dras. Or te deis conreer plus bel Conception wace 444
comparative: (1266-1300) mais le foie de geline est milhours que le foie des laitans Waterford busby 274.S85.4
comparative: (s.xivin) Oyer ne purrey meliour noveles boz Seven Poems 66.188pardevant adv. prep. conj.loc. a.
Semantic labels: law, time
Usage labels: comparative, local, temporalCitations:
in preference, more highly
comparative: (c.1305) Kar il ly est avys ke vous despriset ly, Pur çoe ke vous priset autre par devaunt BOZ Char 247partant adv. conj.loc.
Usage labels: comparative
Citations:
by so much
comparative: (s.xiiex) Clouficher li fist les pez Que par tant fu plus grevez S Geo 460plus adv. a. s.
Usage labels: comparative, temporal
Citations:
(as a comparative) more
comparative: (1121-25) [...] De Deu prier plus suvent Que [...] S Brend mup 48
comparative: (s.xii2/4) Il suelent estre plus vaillant, Plus merveillos e plus sachant Conception wace 363-64
comparative: (s.xiii1) mitius: plu debonere TLL ii 101.70
comparative: (c.1235) Plus furent beus ke rose S Aub 1071
comparative: (1354) la ou un de mes freres estoit plus prisez de moi Sz Med1 16.29
comparative: (s.xv1) La festre est mult plu fort a garir Pop Med 31
more, greater
comparative: (c.1235) Garir me puet (=Auban ) si lui ben vent a volenté; plus a fait ui vertu (i.e. a greater miracle) S Aub 968
comparative: (1350) sanz plus enpechement a eux faire King’s Bench vi 70
(as a superlative) (the) most
comparative: (1121-25) Alerent cil e truverent Ço que plus dunc desirerent S Brend mup 288
comparative: (1406) est pluis horrible pecché encontre nature que soit Lett & Pet 62.28
more (+adj.)
comparative: (s.xiv1) pur cele cause sont eles (=cities) assys le plus haut que les pays enviroun Practica Geometriae 43
(as superlative) the most
comparative: (s.xii2/4) Li plus sage poi i saveient E li plus prot poi i veeient Conception wace 81-82
comparative: (c.1170) Li jofnes d’aus iert li plus sené Horn 163
comparative: (s.xiii1/3) Ja le plus vielz ne serriez Gui War 12396
comparative: (s.xiiiex) et li solaiz aprés deo lust le plus cler Ancren1 66.24plustost adv. conj.loc.
Usage labels: comparative, temporal
Citations:
before, earlier
comparative: (s.xiiiex) Chescune die ses houres [...] avant plustost qe plus tard si vus ne poez toutefoiz tenir la houre Ancren1 15.16
comparative: (1308-09) vous ne poetz dire qe David estoit plustost feffé de vos auncestres qe des auncestres Joce [...] YBB Ed II i 59