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tressovent (c.1275)

tressovent (c.1275)

tresouvent,  tresovent,  tressouvent  
  FEW:  subinde *12,333a Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  sovent (tressovent)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

adv.

most frequently, very often
( 1307-20 )  A nostre seignur le roi e a son consail prient pur dieu ces povres gentz de la commune de Deveneschire, com tresovent ount priez, qe [...]  TNA SC 8/334/E1147
( 1410-15 )  par continuels priers et horions dez sufflectz est tres sovent parmollez  SAMPS1 426.91b
repeatedly, again and again, on numerous occasions
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Un frere out un enfermeté Ke resembla ben ke mauvesté Ly grevast du mal esperyt, [...] Kar a tere chey tresovent E veutra mut horriblement  S Fran ANTS 5449
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  vous esmerciant tressovent et entierment  Lett & Pet 380.315.2
( 1408; MS: s.xv1 )  nous vous saluons tressouvent, et vous remercions treschierment  Lett & Pet 49.4.2

a.

most frequent, very regular
( 1416 )  a tresgrevous et tresdolorous peynez, et tressovent doute de morte de les suppliauntz avauntditz  Rot Parl1 iv 99
tressovent feiz
repeatedly, again and again, on several occasions
( 1442 )  les biens et merchandises, tressovent foitz prisez en niefs et vesselx appurtenauntz a voz enemyes  Rot Parl1 v 52

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See also:

sovent1  tres1 
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