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avantwarda

avantwarda [OF avantwarde, avantguarde; cf. antewarda] , vanguard. cum exercitus in hostem pergit ‥ faciunt avantwarde, et in reversione redrewarde DB I 179; illi domestici proditores de Morgannoch, qui vangardiam regere sperabantur, ‥ terga dederunt Fordun Cont. XV 26; s1415 nolebant permittere eorum architenentes ‥ accidere ad vangardiam ad honorem †consequendam Plusc. X 23; in wangardiam Anglorum ‥ irruerunt ‥. super baggacium ceperunt infundere post reregardiam Ib. X 29; quod in omni bello regio ipse ac heredes sui vangardiam haberent Extr. Chr. Scot. 60.

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