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egalement (1155)
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egalement (1155)

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egalment,  egallement,  egaument;  igalment  (ingalment,  iguellement  Cosmetic Recs 58)  
  FEW:  aequalis 24,213a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  egalement 1 9,426b TL: igal (igaument) 4,1294 DEAF:  ivel (ivelment)  DMF:  également 2  TLF:  également  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

adv.

1equally, alike: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  A la table egalment seeient E egalment servi esteient  Brut WACE 9755-56
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Si com is vivent egaument Amdui condicionaument, Einsi lor covient al partir Condicionaument morir  Dial Greg SATF 14561
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  Se li grains est bien molu et menuement et ingalment [...] tez pains sera ligiers a defire  Waterford busby 289.S106.2
( s.xiv-xv )  tous lez amerciamentes [...] serront [...] egallement devisés a le ussaige dé ditz bailiefes et comunalté de mesme la citee  YMB ii 265
( 1414 )  et egalment ferroient les ditz monstrantz de lour part  Rot Parl1 iv 50
♦in equal quantities, similarly: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Dous seignors bien ne servireit Ne egalment nes amereit  Rom de Rou wace ii 287.10836
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  oingt de ver e jus de creischon e jus de ortie, igalment de vif argent, triblez tot ensemble  A-N Med ii 214.34
2uniformly: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Quant plus l’oi (=the miracle) plus moi renovele [...] Toz jors moi rest egaument frais  Dial Greg SATF 13893
3evenly, on the same level: 
( c.1340 )  les autres deuz (=lanterns, below the king’s) seront egalement (var. (V: s.xv1) ouelement) pendants  Blk Bk Adm 16

See also:

uelment 
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