Middle English Dictionary Entry
advertence n.
Entry Info
| Forms | advertence n. |
| Etymology | OF a(d)vertance, -ence. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Attention, heed, carefulness; interest, concern, solicitude; eie of ~, the eye of (one's) attention, concentration, interest.
Associated quotations
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)1.71 : [The ant's] wisdam & prudent aduertence, Besy labour and wilful dilligence.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)4.1074 : Lete vs voide pride..To han þe eye of oure aduertence To oure profyt more þan to veyn-glorie.
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)5.1258 : What gilt of me, what fel experience, Hath fro me raft, allas! thyn [Criseyde's] advertence?
- a1450(?c1430) Lydg.DM(1) (Hnt EL 26.A.13)2 : [Ȝ]ee folkes..Which to the world haue al your aduertence.
- a1450(c1433) Lydg.St.Edm.(Hrl 2278)p.440 : Argus lyst to haue noon aduertence The to socoure.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)1.3705 : To his trouthe noon aduertence had he.
- a1456(a1449) Lydg.Say.Nightingale (Trin-C R.3.20)177 : Oo yee alle þat passen by þe wey, Lifft vp þe eghe of youre aduertence!
- c1450(c1380) Chaucer HF (Benson-Robinson)709 : So that thou yeve thyn advertence To understonde my sentence.
- c1450(?c1408) Lydg.RS (Frf 16)5890 : For hooly al myn aduertence Was to abyden in that place.
- a1475 VPhilibert (Brog 2.1)p.12 : To oure freywelte hawyng advertans, He remytteth sone and grantteth indulgens.
- c1475(a1449) Lydg.SPuer(1) (LdMisc 683)53 : Toward þi souereyn have ay thyn aduertence.
2.
Consciousness, mind, spirit.
Associated quotations
- (c1380) Chaucer CT.SN.(Manly-Rickert)G.467 : He stareth and woodeth in his aduertence.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.1338 : Remembryng first in ȝour aduertence Of þe harmys nat ful longe a-go.
- a1450(c1433) Lydg.St.Edm.(Hrl 2278)385/461 : Which that kyng Offa, in his aduertence Ful weel considered of wisdam and resoun..Dempte him ful able..For tatteyne to..noblesse.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)6.2490 : Iulius..Brast out to weepe, & in his aduertense Thouhte gret pite.
- a1456(a1449) Lydg.Say.Nightingale (Trin-C R.3.20)57 : Þyne aduertence is gouuerned wrong.
- a1475 Asneth (Hnt EL 26.A.13)107 : Greteth the wel oure sire ioseph, and noteth yn aduertence, To dyner at midday to thi hous he cometh.
- c1475(a1449) Lydg.Horns (LdMisc 683)45 : Peysed euery thyng in your iust aduertence.
- c1475(1464) Hardyng Chron.B (Hrl 661)p.368 : Aduertence [Grafton: The duke Philyppe..Sawe his manhode and..Lothe was to lese his noble aduenture].