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atteignaument (1190-93)
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atteignaument (1190-93)

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ateignaument;  ateinanment,  ateinauntement;  atteignalment,  atteignanment,  atteignantment  
  FEW:  attingere 25,734a Gdf:  ataignamment 1,460a GdfC: ∅ TL: ataindre (ataignantment) 1,620 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  atteignamment  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

adv.

1appropriately, suitably: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Il parlat mult ateinaument  S Clem ANTS 8565
( c.1241; MS: s.xiii2 )  e beau parlez oveke eus priveement e ateynaument  HENLEY2 406
( 1275; MS: c.1282 )  si come atteignaument aprés sera dit  Plac Cor (C) 2
( 1301 )  Et la puralee […] ateinauntement se face  Parl Writs 104
♦properly, effectually: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  nul ne put atteignaument doner fors qe cil en qi persone repose la possessioun et la propreté  BRITT i 221
♦diligently: 
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  E la chose ke il ne saveit Atteinaument [il l']enquereit  S Edm Life ANTS 1834
2completely, permanently: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  qe la chose donee soit atteignalment al purchaceour saunz esperance de reversion  Mir Just 75
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