enginousement (1275)

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enginousement (1275)

[ FEW: 4,686a ingenium; Gdf: 3,170a engigneusement; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF: ; DMF:  engigneusement; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
engineusement,  enginnusement,  enginussement  

adv.

1cunningly, craftily
( c.1335; MS: s.xivm )  les grantz de la terre porsiwerent quointement et enginousement le dit sire P. de G.  86
2deceitfully
( 1275; MS: c.1282 )  [...] ke il engineusement eit fet attacher sun adverserre  (C) 2
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  si [...] le dit roialme soit malement rewlé et governé ou enginousement conseilé [...]  80.21
by trickery
( MS: s.xiii3/3 )  les hus de ma meison enginnusement overi e larcenussement ientra (l. i entra)  (S) 65
3secretively
( MS: s.xiii3/3 )  freschement levames hu e cri sur lui si cum sur felun e suimes [...] desques a la meisoun J. de C. ou nos les trovamus enginussement mussez e larcenussement ressetté odvesques tot la roberie  (S) 66
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