avantier (c.1170)
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avantier (c.1170)

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  FEW:  heri 4,414a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  ier (avant ier) I41 DMF:  avant-hier  TLF:  avant-hier  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
avanteer,  avanter,  avanthier;  avaunter,  avaunther,  avauntier  

adv.

1timethe day before yesterday, two days ago: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Il ne vuleit er ne avant er Dormir tele matinee  2619
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  mes deus chartrers tuastes en prisoun avaunther, pendu haut serrez avaunt hure de soper  1188
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiv1 )  Et veez ou sont lez corps entier De ceux qi furent avant eer  181
♦timesome days ago, (some time) in the past: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  En vos chambres avantier quant i fui, agaitai Ke Horn jut od Rigmel  (C) 1889
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Nen ourent pas tel hait en l’ost ne hier ne avant hier (Latin: heri et nudiustertius)  11
( MS: c.1300 ) veez u sunt les cors en ter De ces ke furent avant ier  194r
des avantier, d’avantier
1timelong ago: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Vus en avez le los -- bien l’oi d’avaunter (var. (O: s.xiiim) des avanter )  (C) 1783
avant#1  er#1 
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