avilance (1155)
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avilance (1155)

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  FEW:  vilis 14,448a Gdf:  avilance 1,527b GdfC: ∅ TL: avilance 1,734 DEAF:  vil 1 (avilance)  DMF:  avilance  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
avillance  

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1shameful, despicable words or action: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  il pria nostre Seignur Que de cele grant desenur E de cele orrible avilance Ait en els signe e remembrance  13729
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  'Guillaume,' dit Boton, 'tu diz grant avillance, Encor n'i as feru d'espee ne de lance Et ja t'en veuls fuir'  i 63.1428
aviler 
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