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[ FEW: 2/i,843b cognitus; Gdf: 2,174b cointement 1; GdfC: ∅; TL: cointe (cointement); DEAF: cointe (cointement 1); DMF: cointement; TLF: ∅; OED: quaintly adv.; MED: queintli adv.; DMLBS: ∅ ]

cueintement, cuintement; qeintement; quaintement, queintement, quintement, quointement; koentement, coytement p.39, quientement i 68

adv.1cleverly, skilfully ♦ wisely ♦ prophetically, with foreknowledge ♦ carefully, diligently ♦ prudently, discreetly 2craftily 3secretly ♦ quietly 4elegantly

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1cleverly, skilfully:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Deguisee garnemenz […] Des peals de chameles quointement tissuz 5549

( 1343-50 ) par escheles queintement faitz de corde 47.1

♦wisely:

( 1121-35; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Le grenét qu’il (=the ant) ad En dous parz la fendrat, Issi le fait cointement Qu’en iver faim ne.l prent 933

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) vus ne avez leissié rien Que dit ne eiez mult cuintement Quanque a purveance apent 7649

♦prophetically, with foreknowledge:

( MS: s.xiii^ex ) presagoreutice: (C) coyntement ii 138.61

♦carefully, diligently:

( c.1240; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) (in treating damage to the head) un drap de lin mult delié entre le test e la dure meire cointement en escleng metez dedenz i 45

( c.1270; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Pur ceo vus devez veirement De teus mals garder cointement 1610

♦prudently, discreetly:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Ne veut ke blasme en ait, si respunt cointement 835

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Un des set i aturnerent […] D’aler enz la bone cité […] por enquerre Nuveles […]. Mut cuintement iceo feseit, Car de trestuz cunuz esteit 505

2craftily:

( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) le deble […] Mult cointement l’out deceu 100.76

( 1263; MS: s.xiii² ) Tot le soen fu besilé E cointement fu detrussé 18.71

3secretly:

( s.xii^1/3 ) E hom qui ceste pere avra E chastement (var. (L: s.xii^ex) cointement) la portera, Ja fudre mal ne li fera 218.434 (var.)

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Nul ne siet de son voler, tant overe cointement 2658

( c.1235; MS: c.1235 ) Les cors k’il cointement sustrait, Li crestiens enterrer fait 227rubr

♦quietly:

( s.xiii^m; MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) Entendez tut queintement (Latin: tacitus) Çoe ke dient la gent 40.898

4elegantly:

( c.1185 ) la sale […] Qui cointement fut aturnee 4785

( c.1200; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Mut cointement tost se atifferent 1803

cointance cointe cointer cointerie cointet cointise cointoier

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