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cherement (s.xii1/3)
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cherement (s.xii1/3)

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charement;  cherment,  chierment  (chrierement  Lett & Pet 266.9)  
  FEW:  carus 2/i,440a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  cherement 9,70c TL: chier (chierement)  DEAF:  cher  DMF:  chèrement  TLF:  chèrement  OED:  cheerfully adv.  MED:  cherli adv.  DMLBS:  carus 291a

adv.

1warmly, sincerely: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  mut cherement La receut  S Fran ANTS 3640
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  F. le mercia cherement  Fouke ANTS 22.8
2dearly, at a high price: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  cherement voudreit meint homme achater une tele chose  Ancren2 154.31
( 1402 )  les ditz tanniers les (=skins) vendont fauxment tannez as cordewainers si chierment come ils volont  Rot Parl1 iii 495
3closely, carefully: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  (the eagle) De mult lointain pais l’aporte (=a stone) Pur ses pulcins ke li defent; En sun ni l’a mult cherement  Lapid 50.544
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiim )  vit erraument Un lit al ciel […] E treis beles virgnes le gardent chierment  S Thaïs 98
4earnestly: 
( 1364 )  vous prioms cherement qe par cest notre certificat voilés […]  ROUGH 163
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  Et hostiler, je te pri cherment que tu vuis couper du bois  Man lang ANTS 11.17

See also:

trescherement 
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