agilitee (s.xiv2)
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agilitee (s.xiv2)

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  FEW:  agilis 24,262b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  agilité 8,46c TL: agilité 1,208 DEAF:  agile (agilité)  DMF:  agilité  TLF:  agilité  OED:  agility n.  MED:  agilite n.  DMLBS:  agilitas 53b
agilté  

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1agility, dexterity: 
( s.xiv2; MS: c.1400 )  Abacuc tauntost estoit restitut en son lieu. Certein ille purroit amerveiller ou il fust, quant en soun propre lieu il soi trova si tost. Tiel auxi legertee ou agilitee chescum homme avera (Latin: Talem itaque agilitatem quicumque habebit)  58
2vacillation, wavering (?): 
( 1399 )  coment q’il avoit agilté devers nostre dit seignur le roy q’ore est ou noun, combien q'il fuist pur luy ou encountre luy, il luy metta toutdys en la grace du roy, pur estere a soun ordinance  iii 450
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