coiement (s.xii2/4)
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coiement (s.xii2/4)

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

adv.

1quietly, silently: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Cum vus purrez oir, s’escotez coiement  3591
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  uveri L’us de la chambre mult coiment  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’  1644
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Bien e tut choiement vengier vus en purrez  5080
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Mult coyement en sun tresor L’escrin i musce od trestut le or  210.155
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  les autres bones overes ke priveement e coiement sont fetes  234.3
se tenir coiement
1to 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  14058
coi#1  quietement 
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