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adecertes (s.xii)
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adecertes (s.xii)

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adecerte,  adesertes  
  FEW:  certus 2/i,610b Gdf:  adecertes 1,95c GdfC: ∅ TL: certes (a de certes) 2,135 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  certes (adecertes)  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

adv.

1certainly, assuredly: 
( MS: s.xii )  nempe: adecertes  TLL i 111
( MS: s.xiii1 )  item: (D) adesertes  Gloss Nequam1 239
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Adecertes, si covient dreit Ke […]  Secr abernun 1958
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  jeo le vus di pur verité e a decertes sachez  Ancren2 264.25
( c.1300; MS: s.xivm )  Unquore te pri et comande Ne adecerte ne va va gabante  Courtoisie 426.222
( MS: s.xivm )  Tut le mound des richesces est a ly creaunt, et ly desloial adecertes enbusoigné de un maile  S Jer 5ra
♦unreservedly: 
( 1237 )  Cestes custumes adecertes grauntom nous  Lib Cust 65
2even: 
( MS: s.xivm )  toun ardour et l’estudie de aprendre, adecertes sanz nous, deit estre provee par sei meismes  S Jer 1rb

See also:

cert  certes1  tresadecertes 
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