despurveuement (c.1136-37)

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despurveuement (c.1136-37)

[ FEW: 9,484a providere; Gdf: 2,634b desporveument; GdfC: ; TL: 2,1712 desporvëu (desporvëüment); DEAF:  porveor (desporveüment); DMF:  dépourvuement; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
depurveuement;  desporveuement,  desporveument,  despurveement,  despurvément,  despurvuement  

adv.

1unexpectedly, suddenly
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Senz corn e sanz graille suner, Trestut despurveuement, Cururent sur l’adverse gent  9173
( 1160-70; MS: c.1200 ) cil d'Israel par grant cointise lur donerent lieu a fuir vers cele part de la cité u les lur enbuschié aveient ke cil desporveument venissent sur els fuianz  130.36
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Trestut despur[v]uement Assailli sunt d’estrange gent  1543
( MS: s.xiiim )  E se il par arme u par maledie muirt despurveuement  (ms. despurvenement)  7.1
accidentally, inadvertently
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiii2 )  A la fie jo parol a cientre (=deliberately) u despurveement paroles movanz riseies (=laughter)  269
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  de trencher ou hurter sei despurvément  246.16
2in a way lacking preparedness or equipment
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  poi unt gent E trop despurveuement  (ms. despurveument) (var. (L: s.xiii2) despurvuement) Tut senz lur rei se cumbatirent  3282
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