1openly, publicly:
(
c.1141;
MS: s.xiii4/4
) Antecrist [...] De tut apertement Se must[e]ra a gent [...] E pus trois anz, dis mois Regnera
Sibile 1057
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiv2
)
E as suens apertement se demustra
Apoc giffard 6
(
s.xivin;
MS: 1312-40
)
demorerent yleqe privément, quar apertement n’oserent pur ly roy
Fouke ANTS 26.28
(
1314-15
)
par affiaunce de tiel allouance meynt homme prent bandure
(l. baudure) de murdrer et ausint apertement de tuer les gentz
Rot Parl1 i 291
(
s.xiv-xv
)
le quelle alderman […] serra jurez apartement, devaunt les ditz comunes en la Guyhall
YMB ii 255
♦
openly, plainly:
(
s.xii1/3;
MS: s.xiiex
)
U que cest[e] pere serra, Ja diable mal n’i fera, E estre iço enchantement Tut destruira apertement
Lapid 241.1154
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
Tost aparceverunt sage gent Lur mauvesté apertement
Pet Plet ANTS 832
♦
fig. openly, with no pretence:
(
1260;
MS: s.xiii3/3
)
atort e apertement encontre nostre pes
Brev Plac 88
♦
fig.openly, boldly:
(
s.xii1/3;
MS: s.xiii2
)
(Alectorias) A messagers ert hardemenz: Fait les parler apertement
(var. (M: s.xiiiex) hardiement)
Lapid 207.104
(
s.xii1;
MS: c.1145
) Deus apertement vendrat, li nostre Deus, e ne se tairat
Oxf Ps ANTS 71.49.3
(
a.1382;
MS: a.1382
)
se defenderent mult bien et apertement, si qe mellé fuist tresfort
Anon Chr1 20.12
2clearly:
(
1155;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Quant Cesar out le brie veu, Bien ad apertement seu Que passer mer li estovra
Brut WACE 3962
(
c.1240;
MS: c.1300
)
Mes prium Deu devoutement Ke il nus mustre apartement
(ms. apartoment) […] Lequel de
(l. dé?) deus devumtenir
Mir N-D 196.66
♦
clearly, unambiguously:
(
1267;
MS: c.1300
)
Seint Gregoirie le dit apertement, E seint Austin nel desdit nient
Lum Lais ANTS 1544
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: 1307-15
)
si come seinte escripture nus aprent apertement en cest auctorité
Ancren2 51.28
♦
clearly, manifestly, obviously:
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: c.1300
)
mes de ceo mentes tu mult apertement
Boeve 280
(
1304-05
)
les leis et les usages qe sont apertement encontre Dieu et raison
Rot Parl1 i 268
(
1327
)
ceo n’estoyt owele ley einz est opertement countre ley
Rot Parl2 170
3fig.easily, forthwith:
(
c.1270;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
kar la poet l’em apertement saver sur la chose e entendre le pru e le damage
HENLEY2 292.c79
(
1284
)
le Roy luy octroye apertement e sans debat les poinz ke sunt contenus es articles qui ci sievent
PONTISSARA ii 667
(
1354;
MS: c.1360
)
et puis prendre ses piks […] de qoi homme poet meultz fouir apertement
Sz Med1 105
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