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cortement (s.xiii3/3)
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cortement (s.xiii3/3)

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courtement,  curtement;  courtment  
  FEW:  curtus 2/ii,1586a Gdf:  cortement 2,318c GdfC:  courtement 9,228a TL: cort 2 (cortement) 2,917 DEAF:  cort 2 (corement)  DMF:  courtement  TLF:  courtement  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

adv.

1briefly, in a condensed manner: 
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xiv4/4 )  fraunceis ne serra pas escript si courtement come latyn  Orth Gall ANTS 38.F98
2briefly, for a short time: 
( 1347 )  les Justices des assises […] sont assiz si courtement en lour sessions q’ils ne poent la verité de la dite fauxine trier  Rot Parl1 ii 167
3shortly, bluntly, without ceremony: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  J. de L. […] vus dist curtement […]  BRITT i 309
( 1323-25 )  nous feut dit cortement qe jamés le roi graunteroit ne treteroit de repel  St Sard 187
4quickly, without delay: 
( 1307-10 )  il voleit avoir le maner courtement ou s’il ne peust avoir le maner de lui, il se darreit a la partie adverse  LANGETON 255
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  Mult courtement se aquita  boz Seven Poems 68.247
( 1325-27 )  le Chancellier de France […] ly respondi qe courtement nulle deliverance ne (ne) dust il avoir  Northumb 242

quasi-adv.

quick: 
( s.xiv1/4; MS: s.xivm )  nous dyouns so hou pur ceo q’il est plus courtement a dire que sa hou  TWITI1 148
cortement a dire
in brief: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Curtement a dire, respouns avoyt volage  LANGTOFT thiol2 425.2486
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  Si qe, courtement a dire, […]  Sz Med1 75
cortement a parler
in brief: 
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xivm )  Mes courtement a parler, […]  Rich I 45.5
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