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amiablement (s.xii1)
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amiablement (s.xii1)

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aimablement,  ameablement  
  FEW:  amicabilis 24,438a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  amiablement 8,105b TL: amïable (amïablement) 1,352 DEAF:  amïable (amïablement)  DMF:  amiablement  TLF:  amiablement  OED:  amiably adv.  MED:  amiabli adv.  DMLBS:  amicabiliter 77a

adv.

1amicably, kindly: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  il lur donout largement E parlout amiablement  Brut WACE 2690
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Venent i des plus mestres amiablement  Rom Chev ANTS 6378
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  vivre amiablement quant a vostre prome  Mirour Egl 86.3
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Estre ceo vus mand il del derainer daillement Que par entre vus fu fait tant amiablement  LANGTOFT thiol2 272.518
( 1366 )  les Frers ensement se eient & contienent devers les universitees […] honestement, sanz rumour & amiablement  Rot Parl1 ii 290
( 1382 )  q’ils (=estraunges marchantz) soient bien, aimablement & marchandeablement tretez  Stats ii 24
♦pleasantly: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii2 )  amiablement vus pri  S Geo 314
2lovingly: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  amiablement (Latin: diligenter) esjoissez en chant  Camb Ps 51.XXXII.3
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  ses douz oils clos qe amyablement me soleyent regarder  Passion BVM2 108.12
♦amorously: 
( MS: s.xiii )  herotice: amiablement  TLL ii 151
3fig.carefully, gently: 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  li mires doit amiablement cerchier le liu […] de la pesçure  A-N Med i 59
( 1277 )  ke les choses fussent amiablement enurrez par prodes homes leaus & aunciens  Foedera1 i 544
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