"aventure" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌavənˈtiu̯r(ə)/, /ˈavəntur(ə)/, /ˈavəntər(ə)/, /aˌvɛnˈtiu̯r(ə)/, /aˌvɛntur(ə)/, /aˌvɛntər(ə)/ (note: reinterpreted as containing the prefix a- or by analogy to aventurous), /ˌa(u̯)nˈtiu̯r(ə)/, /ˈa(u̯)ntur(ə)/, /ˈa(u̯)ntər(ə)/ [Northern, contraction, especially]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French aventure, from Vulgar Latin *adventūra. First attested in c. 1225; doublet of venture. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:bor|fro:aventure}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "at", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂éd", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*ad", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*ad-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Vulgar Latin", "term" : "ad-", "lang" : "la-vul" }, { "id" : "come", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "come", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "come", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "step", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*gʷem-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "intransitive verbs", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*gʷm̥yéti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*gʷənjō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Vulgar Latin", "term" : "veniō", "lang" : "la-vul" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Vulgar Latin", "term" : "adveniō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-vul" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Vulgar Latin", "term" : "adventūrus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-vul" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Vulgar Latin", "term" : "*adventūra", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-vul" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "aventure", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "aventure", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="aventure">, {{bor+|enm|fro|aventure}} Borrowed from Old French aventure, {{der|enm|la-vul|*adventūra}} Vulgar Latin *adventūra, {{etydate|c|1225}} First attested in c. 1225, {{doublet|enm|venture|nocap=1}} doublet of venture Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} aventure, {{enm-noun}} aventure (plural aventures) Forms: aventures [plural], aventour [alternative], aunter [alternative], auntre [alternative], auntur [alternative], aunture [alternative], auntyr [alternative], adventure [alternative, Late-Middle-English], eventure [alternative, Late-Middle-English], avynter [alternative], awntyr [alternative], avantir [alternative, East-Anglia], aventurre [alternative, East-Anglia], auntir [alternative], awentyr [alternative, Kent], antoure [alternative], anttour [alternative], auntour [alternative], awnter [alternative], awntere [alternative], awntir [alternative], awenture [alternative], aventur [alternative], awentur [alternative], awntur [alternative], awntyre [alternative]
  1. Fate; chance, luck.
    Sense id: en-aventure-enm-noun-7MbW6u70
  2. Risk; the potential for danger or loss.
    Sense id: en-aventure-enm-noun-2MM2OCRS Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 25 17 12 12 8 9 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 13 24 14 11 11 5 6 15
  3. An event or experience; something that occurs:
    A chance occurence (especially unfortunate)
    Sense id: en-aventure-enm-noun-snAJV9bZ
  4. An event or experience; something that occurs:
    An uncertain or risky enterprise or deed.
    Sense id: en-aventure-enm-noun-I6KbbgKN
  5. An event or experience; something that occurs:
    A wonder or miracle; something miraculous.
    Sense id: en-aventure-enm-noun-4raqFJGo
  6. A tale about an adventure.
    Sense id: en-aventure-enm-noun-hFkK7hbY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: aventuren, aventurous
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Literature Disambiguation of Literature: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} aventure
  1. alternative form of aventuren Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: aventuren
    Sense id: en-aventure-enm-verb-GJN0rs0e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Literature Disambiguation of Literature: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˌavənˈtiu̯r(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈavəntur(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈavəntər(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˌvɛnˈtiu̯r(ə)/"
    },
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