Middle English Dictionary Entry
avenaunt n.
Entry Info
| Forms | avenaunt n. Also ava(u)nt, evynhaunt[!]. |
| Etymology | From adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) What is becoming, honorable, appropriate, or due (to sb.); after, at, on ~; (b) what one likes or desires, one's desire; to ~, to (one's) liking, at (one's) pleasure.
Associated quotations
a
- a1425(?c1350) Ywain (Glb E.9)3174 : Þai said: 'Syr knight..ȝelde þe til us als creant.' He said: 'Þat war noght mine avenant.'
- a1425(?c1350) Ywain (Glb E.9)3765 : Þou sal kith þi curtaysi, Luf hir efter þine avenant.
- a1425 Iesu þat wolde (LdMisc 463)p.187 : If a man for enuie..atireþ him richeliche, Riccher þan his auenant is.
- c1440 Degrev.(Thrn)386 : Sir Degreuant Busked hym at his ownn auant [Cmb: at is auennaunt] Appon a stede feraunt, Armyd at ryghte.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)4729 : Ilkaman, after his auenaunt, Made offrynge.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Merlin (Corp-C 80)5586 : J haue the fulfyld myn covenaunt, that j the made, and myn avenant.
- c1450(?a1400) Siege Milan (Add 31042)782 : The Bischoppe es gude & on evynhaunt With Baners bryghte of hewe.
- c1450 Dc.Prov.(Dc 52)p.53 : Couenaunt is auenaunt.
- (1467) Acc.Howard in RC 57415 : He schal be wyth my mastyr xij monythe and take for his wages xxvj s. viij d. And his avauntes.
- a1500 Degrev.(Cmb Ff.1.6)813 : Þe knyȝt sat at hys auenaunt In a gentyl jesseraunt.
b
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)3231 : Ryche ladyys..do make hem ryche corouns, Þey mav make to here avenaunt.
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)3434 : Euery man may haue, to hys auenaunt, Cytes, tounnes, castellys, and hallys.
- c1450(?a1400) Roland & O.(Add 31042)359 : Iche a knyghte gane þam a-vaunte, For to serue hym to his avenaunte, Þat no thynge scholde hym fayle.
- a1500 Degrev.(Cmb Ff.1.6)730 : And hit wer ȝour auenaunt, I wold be ȝour seruaunt.