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enprimes (c.1275)
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enprimes (c.1275)

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emprimes;  enprimez  
  FEW:  primus 9,382b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  prim (en primes)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

adv.

at first: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  aprés un essay U fist enprimes un deray  S Fran ANTS 104
♦firstly: 
( 1348 )  Enprimes le defendaunt serra somouné  Bor Cust i 187
( 1414 )  En primez commande m’alme [...]  Reg Chich ii 7
( 1433-34 ) Item ressu dez fforfetz et ffynes - En primes d'un forein pres Algate - .xl. d. Item d'un autre forein pur faisure novez doublettis - .xl. d.  Mch Tayl Accs2 280 (12 Henry VI)

See also:

primes1 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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