[desavancier] (c.1200)
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[desavancier] (c.1200)

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  FEW:  *abantiare 24,14a Gdf:  desavancier (desavancié) 2,540c / desavancier 2,540a GdfC: ∅ TL: desavancier 2,1473 DEAF:  avancier (desavancier)  DMF:  désavancer  TLF: ∅ OED:  disadvance v.  MED:  disavauncen v.  DMLBS: ∅
desavancer,  desavancir;  desavauncer  

v.a.

1to defeat: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  La moche l’egle desavance  2767
♦fig.to set back, harm: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  si m’avance Ke de toi aie remembrance Quant grant dolour me desavance  776

v.refl.

1to hasten one’s demise: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiiiin )  Huem se puet desavancir par armes, par bestes, par venim, par feu e par ewe  73.79

p.p._as_a.

1lawunprovided for: 
( 1308 )  la tierce partie de chateaux deit demorrer as enfauntes desavauncés  Ed II i 41
avancier 
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