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asprement (1113-19)
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asprement (1113-19)

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asperement  
  FEW:  asper 25,469a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  asprement 8,208a TL: aspre (aspremen) 1,564 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  âprement  TLF:  âprement  OED:  asperly adv.  MED:  aspreli adv.  DMLBS: ∅

adv.

1rudely, roughly: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Ferit les (=horses) asprement, Car par le fundement Lur fait le sanc issir  Comput ANTS 1739
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1275 )  Nus le nafrum mult asprement  Resur (C) 382
♦fig.rudely, suddenly: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Quant home se esveile asprement, E en estraunge lu nomément  Amis 490 (var. C4)
( s.xiiim?; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  li mette on une pot pleine de ewe boillante et li boute on desouz sa robe asperement, que ele ne puisse espandir  A-N Med ii 30
♦sharply, painfully: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  la conscience de nus asprement nus remordant  Ancren2 57.20
♦fig.emotionintensely, passionately: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Si asprement le prist amer Ke ele ne pout boyvre ne manger  Amis mae 371
2fig.sternly, severely: 
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Il encuntre le cunte si li dit asprement […]  FANT OUP 1040
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Parlé ai si asprement, Meis ne sui pas curucié  S Clem ANTS 3108
( 1323 )  enchargeant lui sur ceo de point en point reddement et asprement come vous savetz plus pleinment  King’s Bench iv 123
( 1323-25 )  avoms mandez a nos ditz ministres molt asprement q’ils enquergent del dit fait  St Sard 20
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