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bassement (1171-74)
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bassement (1171-74)

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basement  
  FEW:  bassus 1,274a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  bassement 3 8,299b TL: bas (bassement) 1,856 DEAF:  bas (bassement)  DMF:  bassement 1  TLF:  bassement  OED:  basely adv.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  basse 185c

adv.

1soundsoftly: 
( MS: s.xivm )  (to a child when he or she leaves the table:) Si devez dire basement: 'Beau sire Dieu, grace te rent De quantque el secle me donez'  Courtoisie 430.71
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  respondi bassement a moy  Passion BVM2 98.9
2shamefully, in a vile manner: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  le saint arcevesque desfient bassement  Becket1 5347
3humbly: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  (God) Poverté ama e si la (=his clothes) mena asez bassement  Reimpredigten 74.37
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