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nettee (s.xii2)
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nettee (s.xii2)

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netee,  netté,  netteed,  netteit  
  FEW:  nitidus 7,147a Gdf:  neeté 5,484a / netée 5,490b GdfC: ∅ TL: netëé 6,619 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  nettée  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  nitidus 1917a

s.

purity, chastity: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Gueredunat a mei li Sires sulunc la meie justise, e su lunc la netedet (var. (B: s.xii4/4) netteed) de mes mains rendit a mei  Camb Ps 24.XVII.20
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  besuinz fud ke feist sainte engendrure en atemprance e en nettee  Liv Reis1 3
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Vestir la deit en nettee De justice e chastee  S Clem ANTS 11707

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See also:

net1  nettement1  nettement2  netter  nettesse  netteté  nettoier  netture 
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