chaitivement2 (1165-80 (?))
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chaitivement2 (1165-80 (?))

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[ FEW: 2/i,330a captivus; Gdf: 2,37c chaitivement; GdfC: 9,72b chetivement; TL: ∅; DEAF:  chaitif; DMF:  chétivement; TLF:  chétif; OED:  caitifly adv.; MED:  caitifly adv.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
cheitivement;  chatifment,  cheitifment  

adv.

1wretchedly, feebly: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  chaytivement est Boves redrescé  (D) 1054
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  e demorra cheytifment, qe unqes veisyn ne appella, ne un bon repast ne mangea  181
♦poorly, shabbily: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  cheytivement vestu esteyt  3530
♦pitifully: 
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1307-15 )  La dedenz poi de tens par feble diete cheitivement morust  116
2shamefully: 
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  Ne veis tu cum chaitivement Sui turmentee en cest turment  281.187
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  Cheytivement fu nehé  90.165
♦wickedly, wrongly: 
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  (subsidies) ne viendrent poynt al profit al roialme mes malement et chatifment ount esté despenduz  133.35
♦shiftily: 
( 1340 )  les Eschetours n’ount en consciencie de faire tieux destruccions, & cheytivement ont responduz au Roi  i 285 xiii
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