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cumfaitement (s.xii1)
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cumfaitement (s.xii1)

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comfaitement,  comfeitement;  cumfeitement,  cumfetement  
  FEW:  quomodo 2/ii,1544a Gdf:  confaitement 2,230c GdfC: ∅ TL: comfaitement 2,609 DEAF:  come 1 (comfaitement)  DMF:  confaitement  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

adv.

in what manner, how: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Les humes e les jumenz tu salveras, Sire; cumfaitement tu multiplies la tue misericorde, Deus (Latin: Quemadmodum multiplicasti misericordiam tuam, Deus)  Oxf Ps ANTS 62.35.7
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  'Bel sire Guenes,' ço dist li reis Marsilies, 'Cum faitement purrai Rollant ocire?'  Roland 581
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Damerdeu [...] ke ferai? Cum faitement me contendrai?  S Gile1 1426
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 )  si li ad dit cumfeitement la nue l'i ot enveié  MARIE Fables 282.30
( c.1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Ore oez cum chescune (=element) Est a l’autre commune, E cum feitement Ens sunt ovelement Entre eus enlaciez E ensemble liez  Div Mun 139

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cum  faitement2 
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