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atempreement (s.xiii2/4)
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The form attemprément is a cross reference to the following entry:

atempreement (s.xiii2/4)

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atemprément,  attemprément;  antemprément;  entemprément  
  FEW:  temperare 13/i,174a Gdf:  atempreement 1,467c GdfC: ∅ TL: atemprer (atempreement) 1,628 DEAF:  temprer (*)  DMF:  attemprément  TLF: ∅ OED:  attemprely adv.  MED:  attemprily adv.  DMLBS: ∅

adv.

moderately, in moderation: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1245 )  se forcent (=patients) de chanter suvent e beivent leit de chevere suvent e blanc vin beive [sic] atemprément  Pop Med 112.37
( c.1241; MS: s.xiii2 )  ke vostre almone seyt lealment gardé e coylly, ne pas envee de la table a garçuns […] mes fraunchement, sagement e atempreement […] parti a poveres, malades, e mendiaunz  HENLEY2 400
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  vomir atemprément, c’est a dire, une fothe le moys  Secr anon 11.91
( 1430; MS: s.xv2/4 )  A tout ne a moyté, gardez En nule manere ne bevez, Mes bevez entemprément  Courtoisie 439.90
( MS: s.xv )  beyvent sovent let de chevre en vin blanc antemprement (l. antemprément)  Five Med MSS 161.E473
♦fig.modestly: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Si […], Kaunt averey oy ce jugement Ne me tenge en estat atemprément  S Fran ANTS 2616

See also:

temprement 
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