affermement (s.xii2)

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affermement (s.xii2)

[ FEW: 24,252a affirmare; Gdf: 1,132c afermement; GdfC: ; TL: 1,179 afermement; DEAF: ; DMF:  affermement; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
afermement,  affiermement  

s.

1strengthening
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  En nostre Sires fud mun afermement  103
( 1286 )  nus est il avis ke mult serroyt a l’afermement (ed.: (l. la fermement?)) de nostre fey  55
2affirmation
( 1377 )  Par quelle requeste, affermement (= adv.?), & certeignement usez, aviendra grant honour a nostre sire […]  iii 16
( c.1380; MS: s.xiv4/4 )  Il est dit es Proverbes et si est elle l’afermement de Salemon  389
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