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autrement (1113-19)

autrement (1113-19)

altrement,  aultrement,  autremant;  alterment,  auterment,  auterement;  atrement  (altresement  Anc Test i 412.12754 )  
  FEW:  alter 24,355a Gdf: GdfC:  altrement 8,93b TL: autre (autrement) 1,692 DEAF: DMF:  autrement  TLF:  autrement  OED: MED: DMLBS:

adv.

1otherwise, differently
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Cel meis li encultivouent Paiens e onurouent. Mais cristiene gent Le firent altrement,  Comput ANTS 704
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Remembre te de mei de terre, altrement (Latin: alioquin) ensurquetut purquei […] crias tu les filz des humes?  Camb Ps 165.LXXXVIII.48
( MS: s.xii )  alioquin: atrement atre meter  TLL i 103
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Parler cuvent tut autrement  Set Dorm ANTS 1198
( c.1285; MS: c.1297 )  il est de taunt autrement en la curt de parais ke en ces curz terriens  Jerarchie 39
( 1391 )  jeo defende […] mes executours […] sur le peril de lour almes, qe jeo soy enterei autrement mes come est suis dit  Test Ebor i 159
2otherwise, alternatively
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  d’estre amesné devant vostre roiale persone ou autrement devant vostre tressage conseil  Lett & Pet 10.xii.14
( 1485-1509 )  Item […] le brocour avera pur brocage […] Seindres atrement dit wodasshes pur le last - xiiij d.  TNA E163/9/21, f. 20r
3otherwise, else, if not
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Pur ço que n'unt luur Cessent de lur labur, Altrement perireient E par travail murreient  Comput ANTS 295
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiii2 )  Soventefeiz en deit supeir E escopir e resupeir, Kar autrement eschaufereit La pere e sa buche ardreit  Lapid 227.693
4temporalnum.next, secondly
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Autrement (Latin: secundo) face sovernele Confessiun  Man pechez 9819
5temporalotherwise, formerly
( 1261 )  le roy soleit autrement donere sez wardes nomément a ceux qe longement l’avoient servie  Baron Rebellion 226
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