♦
courteously, with due ceremony:
(
MS: 1120-40
)
Quant vint al fare, dunc le funt gentement: Danz Alexis l’espuset belament
48
(
1160-74;
MS: s.xvii
)
Belement et tost entreuls s'apareillierent, par Danemarche alerent
i 19.127
(
c.1170;
MS: s.xiiiex
)
E l’uissier lur ovri, il entrent belement
1052
(
s.xiii2;
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
Les hostez devetz soulacer Et bealement les honourer
400.62
2easily, unhurriedly:
(
1214;
MS: 1214-16
)
Pas avant autre belement Errot li papes simplement
2463
(
c.1285;
MS: c.1312
)
Mut sereit povre le chival [...] qe ne purreit aler du matin belement le pas treis liues de veye [...]
354
(
s.xiv1;
MS: s.xivm
)
y te covient aller tut belement tes membres estendre
10.75
(
1354;
MS: c.1360
)
la ne poet mon piee aler qe mult belement le pas
75
♦
quietly, stealthily:
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
Trop i veit grant perte en l’assaut maintenir; Fit les tuit belement pur iceo resortir
1210
(
s.xiiim;
MS: c.1275
)
Ja si belement ne leverat Ke alcun de nus nel saverat
(C) 433
3carefully, gently:
(
1121-35;
MS: s.xii3/3
)
quant li oiselet Sunt el nid petitet, Entre ses pez les prent, Porte les belement Al soleil
2030
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