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aovrir (1113-19)

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[ FEW: 25,4b aperire; Gdf: 1,312a aovrir; GdfC: ∅; TL: 1,418 aovrir; DEAF: ovrir (*); DMF: aouvrir; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]

aoverir; aoivrir; auvrir; aduevrer, aduevrir; adheuvrer; ahuevrir; auverer; aowrir, awevrir

v.a.

1to open:

( s.xii¹; MS: c.1145 ) Aoverte est la terre, e degluti D. 105.17

( s.xii¹; MS: 1155-60 ) Tu awevres (Latin: Aperis) tes mains 257.CXLIV.17

( s.xii²; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) li pruzdum refist ses ureisuns que nostre Sires auverist lur cilz qu’il veissent […] 185

( 1150-70; MS: s.xiii¹ ) Estuet li sa quisse aovrir 1152

( s.xiii^m; MS: s..xiii^ex ) Aoivre mei la porte de vie 76.511

♦fig.to open up, give access to:

( MS: 1155-60 ) Tu […] auvris (Latin: aperuisti) as creanz les reignes des ciels 282.16

2fig.to reveal, show:

( s.xii¹; MS: 1155-60 ) je aoverrai (Latin: aperiam) en harpe ma devinaille 84.XLVIII.4

( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) Folx mostret tost sun maltalent […] S’ire hastivement aduevre, M[a]is li cointes la ceile e covre 7527

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Kar Deu lor aowri un’ aventure grant 104

♦to show, demonstrate:

( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) raison rent e ahuevre De predicatiun et d’uevre 585

v.n.

1to open up:

( 1113-19; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Averil, ço est auvrir, Kar dunc veit l'e[n] issir De cez arbres les flurs 723

( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 ) Li venz […] funt […] grant baees aoverir 1512

v.refl.

1to open up:

( 1121-35; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Ices peres (=pearls) unt pousté Qu’eles se aoverent de lur gré 3030

( 1141; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Terre s’auvera, Enfer demust[e]ra 1189

p.pr._as_a.

1 opening wide:

( s.xii¹; MS: c.1145 ) Sepulchre auvranz est le guitrun de els 48.13.5

p.p._as_a.

1 wide open:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Del fum li munz est descuverz, Enfern veient tut auverz (Latin: Infernusque illis manifestatus est) 1206

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