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bonement (s.xii1/3)

bonement (s.xii1/3)

bonemente;  bonment,  bonnement;  benement,  bouenement   (boinement,  bonementes  Mirur1 99ra9 bounement (l. bonnement?)  Engl Dip Pract  81)  
  FEW:  bonus 1,433b Gdf: GdfC:  bonement 8,339c TL: bon (bonement) 1,1050 DEAF:  bon (bonement)  DMF:  bonnement  TLF:  bonnement  OED: MED: DMLBS:

adv.

1well, properly, effectively
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Sanc estanche naturelment, E malanz saine bonement  Lapid 54.650
( 1330 )  les Loundreis ount destruit noz mesouns a Loundres ensi qe nous ne pooms en les dites noz mesouns bonemente estre resceu  GRANDISSON 251
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  les quels mespressiones sount en si graunt damage al roy et al roialme q’il ne poet bonement estre countee  Anon Chr1 97.6
2kindly
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Dunc li dist bonement [Mis] beaus amis, duz chier  Horn 2021
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Cist bonement li grante ostel  S Aub 30
3readily, willingly
( 1140-1160; MS: 1140-1160 )  Pur ço, honurable frerre Neiel evesque, bonement et fraternelment graantuns a faire vostre desirrier  Ely Arch 268.4.7
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  Tut firent pur li bonement Le servise  ADGAR3 233.17
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  L’enfant respunt ke bonement Frad le suen cumandement  S Modw 237
4conveniently
( c.1340 )  Item aprés doit l’admiral en toute la haste qu’il bonnement purra escripre [...]  Blk Bk Adm 2
( 1399 )  par nostre conseil tiel comme a ceo matere afiert ferons response, la quele nous vous envoirons par auchunes des nostres ou plus tost que boinement fair ce porra  Roy Lett Hen IV i 6

See also:

tresbonement 
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