avers1 (s.xiiiin)
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avers1 (s.xiiiin)

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  FEW:  versus 1 14,313a Gdf:  avers 2 1,521a GdfC: ∅ TL: avers 2 1,728 DEAF:  vers 2 (avers)  DMF:  avers 2  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  advertere (adversus) 37b
aveer,  aver  

prep.

1towards, in the direction of: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  Avers Monbrant tint le chimin  1380
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Avers li vire le auferant  8237
( c.1325; MS: c.1325 ) le publican se cuchoyt a tere et ne osoyt sa teste adrescer aver Deu por sé pechees, et le Pharisen disoyt: ‘Aa Deux, jeo ne suy pas teel cum celuy, que ne ose lever sa teste aveer tey'  44.48.4 and 6
♦close, near to: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xivin )  Tost se met avers le cors Si a sei le puise aproscer  867
♦towards, in relation to: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  s’elation Q’ot avers lui soi desemfla  8775
( MS: s.xiv1 )  Veez que tu ne seez losenjor Avers amy ne avers seygnor  121
♦in comparison with: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Car avers la soue (=God’s) luisor [...] Quanq’est crié li est estreit  7256
♦in the sight of: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Avers Deu fut de grant merite  1729
2against: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  avers Deu mout mespreimes  765
avers val
1downwards: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Ore veez coment cist enemi est pourus e nonfort quant il fert homme avers val  38.7
envers#1  vers#2 
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