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avril (1113-19)

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avril (1113-19)

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FEW: aprilis 25,59a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: avril 8,262a TL: avril 1,782 DEAF: avril DMF: avril TLF: avril OED: April n. (Auerel) MED: averil n. DMLBS: Aprilis 112a

averel, averil, averill, averille; avrill, auerel (l. averel) Ed II xxvi 333, averiil 282, avery 39.6

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1time(month of) April:

( 1113-19; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Marz out .xxx. e un jur E averil en sun turn [...] 1904

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) idunc transit l’autre Wilfreiz Tierz jur dedenz avril [le] meis 1780

( c.1300?; MS: s.xiv^m ) En averil ne mangez pas, et si vos seignez et bevez poison et bevez chaud beivere 26.910

( 1320 ) le primer jour d’averil 379

♦fig.timeapril (as the month representing spring):

( 1273-82; MS: s.xiv^ex ) Mon avril e ma violete, Moun pré de mai e ma florete […] 1873

2 name (used as a surname):

( 1275 ) Thomas Averel Averill

( 1381 ) Thoma Averill Averill

aprille avriller#1 avriller#2

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