aidance (1267)
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aidance (1267)

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  FEW:  adjutare 24,162a Gdf:  aidance 1,179b GdfC: ∅ TL: aidance 1,225 DEAF:  aidier (aidance)  DMF:  aidance  TLF:  aidance  OED:  aidance n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
aidaunce;  eaidaunce  

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1aid, help, support: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Deu nus doune ausi aidance A sustenir nostre esperance, Dunt le premer adjutur Est la merci nostre seignur  6097
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Kar par pluie vient esperaunce As marchanz, e lur aidance  877
( 1338 ) [...] ne lour aidance q’il ont a present  ii 1043
♦finan.(financial) aid, help, support: 
( 1384-85 )  Item, mesme gardeins ount resceu de William Fyhewe en aidaunce a nostre rente - xx s. Item, de Johan Blakeman en eaidaunce de mesme rente - .vj. s. .viij. d.  212
2 tool, useful expertise: 
( 1332; MS: s.xivex ) le Soudan de Babiloyn [...] A tous adés .xx. mille enfantz [...] q’il norrise en son hostel. Et .iij. jours De la semayne aprenent les aidaunces qe apendount Au fait d’armes a lour usage  323
aidable  aide#1  aidement  aider  aideresse  aidur  aidif 
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