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[acesmément] (s.xii2)
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[acesmément] (s.xii2)

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acemeement,  ascemeement,  asemeement  
  FEW:  *accismare 24,75b Gdf:  acesmeement 1,48c GdfC: ∅ TL: acesmer (acesmeement) 1,79 DEAF:  acesmer (acesmeement)  DMF:  acesmément  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

adv.

1becomingly, fittingly: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Que [...] Alassent ordeneement, Tut feissent acemeement  S Clem ANTS 5856
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Kant revestu fu asemeement [...]  Mir N-D 163.127
♦elegantly: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Si acemeement fud li espuers de quatre parz aturnez  Liv Reis1 123
2 skilfully, adroitly: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  Li quens i munte tant ascemeement K'il n'astriu ne arçun ne se prent  Otinel 288
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  Li quens le fiert tant ascemeement K'escu ne halberc ne li valt nïent  Otinel 755

See also:

acesmement  acesmer  tresacesmément 
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