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coiement (s.xii2/4)
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The form choyment is a cross reference to the following entry:

coiement (s.xii2/4)

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coiment;  choiement,  koiement,  quiement,  quoiement  (coement,  choyment  Seth2 38,  coieitement  Horn 5061,  coiemant  Dest Rome1 1133,  quorement (l. quoiement)  Anon Chr2 148)  
  FEW:  quietus 2/ii,1471a Gdf:  coiement 2,171a GdfC: ∅ TL: coi 1 (coiement) 2,527 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  coiement  TLF: ∅ OED:  coyly adv.  MED:  coili adv.  DMLBS:  quiete 2630a

adv.

quietly, silently: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Cum vus purrez oir, s’escotez coiement  Horn 3591
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  uveri L’us de la chambre mult coiment  Mir N-D 130.159
♦quietly, secretly: 
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Cum il le vit, a ferir le desiret. Mult quiement le dit a sei meisme: ‘[...] Mielz voeill murir que jo ne l’alge ocire’  Roland 1644
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Bien e tut choiement vengier vus en purrez  Becket1 5080
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Mult coyement en sun tresor L’escrin i musce od trestut le or  Mir N-D 210.155
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  les autres bones overes ke priveement e coiement sont fetes  Ancren2 234.3
se tenir coiement
to keep quiet: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Cil ki se sunt en la nef mis, E ki de mer ne sunt apris, […] Tiengent se laenz tut coement  S Clem ANTS 14058

See also:

coi1  quietement 
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