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teisiblement (s.xiv1)
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teisiblement (s.xiv1)

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taisiblement;  teiseblement  
  FEW:  tacere 13/i,26b Gdf:  taisiblement 7,630a GdfC: ∅ TL: taisible (taisiblement) 10,56 DEAF:  taire (taisiblement)  DMF:  taisiblement  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

adv.

silently, without speaking: 
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm ) Cil adecertes ly regarda teisiblement, voilaunt savoir si nostre Sire feist soun chemyn proffitable ou noun  Genesis ANB 239.xxiv.21
♦lawtacitly, without speaking or making a statement: 
( 1369 ) [...] as queux nous ne renonciasmes unques teiseblement ne expressement  Foedera1 iii 884
( 1369 ) sanz jamais dire ne faire taisiblement ne expressement [...] chose a l’encontre  Rot Scot i 934
( 1380 ) [...] sanz faire, dire [...], teisiblement ne expressement, aucune chose a l’encontre  GAUNT2 ii 382

[gdw]

See also:

teisance1  teisantement  teisible  teisibleté  teisir 
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teisiblement