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eisément (1212)

eisément (1212)

eiseement,  easément,  esément;  aisément  (aisieement  S Eust anon 1575)  
  FEW:  adjacens 24,149a Gdf: GdfC:  aisieement 8,64a TL: aise (aisement) 1,259 DEAF: DMF:  aisément  TLF:  aisément  OED: MED: DMLBS:

adv.

1easily
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  Mes pur tout acomplir plus eiseement et plus seurement vait avant plus loinz qe a plus prés  Mandeville 159
( 1373 )  les ditz communes purroient easément ou petit traveille et costages carier lour leyns  Rot Parl1 ii 318
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  passerent le graunt river easément  Anon Chr1 45.25
2comfortably
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  pur eaux et lour gentz sojourner et refresscher esément tut le yver ensuaunt  Anon Chr1 35.21
( 1396; MS: c.1400 )  vous serez bien et aisément loegeez ciens  Man lang1 57
in safety
( 1313 )  que [...] as maryners [...] ne facez mal ne moleste, mes eisément les souffrez venir [ ...]  Reg Kellawe i 301
3leniently, generously
( 1399-1406; MS: s.xv1 )  nous vous prions que vous lui (=a wrongdoer) vuillez le plus easément treter par tant q’il ad si humblement a nous soubmys  Lett & Pet 50.18
gently
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Sa robe reçut e gardot, Son cors aisieement lavot  Dial Greg SATF 19590
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