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especialment (s.xiii1)

The form espacialment is a cross reference to the following entry:

especialment (s.xiii1)

espacialment;  especialement,  especiaulment,  especiaument;  espesaument,  espesialment,  espessialment;  espeuciaument;  espicialment,  espiciaument  (especiament  Lett Rois 440)  
  FEW:  specialis 12,152b Gdf: GdfC:  especialment 9,539c TL: especïal (especïaument) 3,1168 DEAF:  especial (especialment)  DMF:  espécialement  TLF: OED:  especially adv.  MED:  especialli adv.  DMLBS:

adv.

1especially, in particular
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Moines estoit [...] A cui Deus especialment De ces secriez fist mustrement  S Audree1 895
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiim )  le desciple ke vus especialment amastes  HALES 21
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  A le honur aussy de tuz seyns […] E de tuz apostles, especyaument De seynz Pere e Pol nomément  S Fran ANTS 4011
( 1295 )  [...] seiez especiaument entendaunt a les choses avaundites  PONTISSARA ii 521.17
specifically
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Bien avez dit, mestre, cument E dunt vient pecché generaument, Mes voudrai ke me deissez Especiaument plus de pecchez  Lum Lais ANTS 3042
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  par non nekedent especiaument ne doit il ne ele nomer nul homme ne nule femme  Ancren2 100.26-7
( c.1295-98 )  qe nul ne aproche nostre viande, s’il n’est especialment nostre juré  Westm Wenlok 245
expressly
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  ‘Cher fiz’, ceo dist, ‘especiaument Vus graunt ke vus me seez trecher  S Fran ANTS 4930
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  [...] qe les feffours ne soint especiaument obligez a aquiter et a defendre les purchaceours  BRITT i 253
( c.1383; MS: s.xivex )  empriantz le pluys especialment qe nous porons qe vous luy voilliez granter grace  SAMPS1 399
2warmly
( 1323-25 )  il vous prie auxi especialment come il poet  St Sard 179
( 1398; MS: s.xv1 )  nous vous saluons especialment de cuer  Lett & Pet 69.2
3urgently
( 1303 )  Come [...] vous avez fait arester nostre dit bacheler [...], vous prioms especiaument qe meisme nostre bacheler facez saunz delay desarester  Reg Kellawe iv 514

See also:

especial  especialté  specialment  tresespecialment 
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