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certeinement (s.xii2/4)
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certeinement (s.xii2/4)

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cartainnement;  certaignement,  certainement,  certeignement,  certeinment,  certeinnement;  serteinement  (seirtenement  A-N Piety 138)  
  FEW:  certus 2/i,611a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  certainement 9,21b TL: certain (certainement) 2,133 DEAF:  certain (certainement)  DMF:  certainement  TLF:  certainement  OED:  certainly adv.  MED:  certainli adv.  DMLBS: ∅

adv.

1certainly, definitely, for sure: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Quant il (=Joseph) le (=Mary's pregnancy) sot certainement, Ne fu mie sanz maltalent  Conception wace 955
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Pur ço savrum certeinement Que […] sané serra hastivement  S Modw 1977
( 1372 )  que nous soiens certainement apris et acerticez que les fees […] ne passont outre .x. marcz par an  GAUNT1 i 200
( c.1380; MS: s.xiv4/4 )  certaignement nous avons l’esploit du dit J. […] moult tendrement al coer  SAMPS1 386
♦liturgicaleccl.truly, verily, amen: 
( MS: 1155-60 )  Od le Saint Esperit en gloire de Deu le Pere. Certeinement. (Latin: Amen)  Camb Ps 286.17
2securely: 
( s.xiv )  ils sount tenuz a affyer lour boucles et lour esclores byen et certeynement  Oak Book ii 74
3lawprecisely: 
( 1260; MS: s.xivin )  la nature de checun bref covent certeynement especifier  Brev Plac 113
tenir certeinement que
tenir
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