endevant (s.xii2)
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endevant (s.xii2)

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  FEW:  abante 24,7b Gdf:  endevant 3,130c GdfC: ∅ TL: devant (en devant) 2,1850 DEAF:  avant (endevant)  DMF:  devant (en devant)  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
endevaunt  

adv.

1 temporal previously: 
( s.xiv2/3; MS: s.xivex ) Et l'erchvesqe jura graunt serment qe jammés un soul mot ne chaungeroit du ceo qe lez evesqes avoient endevaunt ordeigné  4779

prep.

1 before, in front of: 
( s.xii2; MS: c.1200 ) ço sunt li malparler ki detraient et demanjuient enderriere et endevant lor voisins  512.376
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 ) E del livre parlad que li evesches out truved e lut endevant lu rei  220.10

conj.loc.

endevant que
1before: 
( 1415 )  je devise [...] qe mes dettes [...] soient paiez [...] endevant qe aucuns solempnités soient faitez entour mon enterrement  ii 64
devant 
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