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especialment (s.xiii1)

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

especialment (s.xiii1)

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

adv.

1especially, in particular
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Moines estoit [...] A cui Deus especialment De ces secriez fist mustrement  895
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiim )  le desciple ke vus especialment amastes  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  4011
( 1295 )  [...] seiez especiaument entendaunt a les choses avaundites  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  3042
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  par non nekedent especiaument ne doit il ne ele nomer nul homme ne nule femme  100.26-7
( c.1295-98 )  qe nul ne aproche nostre viande, s’il n’est especialment nostre juré  245
expressly
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  ‘Cher fiz’, ceo dist, ‘especiaument Vus graunt ke vus me seez trecher  4930
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  [...] qe les feffours ne soint especiaument obligez a aquiter et a defendre les purchaceours  i 253
( c.1383; MS: s.xivex )  empriantz le pluys especialment qe nous porons qe vous luy voilliez granter grace  399
2warmly
( 1323-25 )  il vous prie auxi especialment come il poet  179
( 1398; MS: s.xv1 )  nous vous saluons especialment de cuer  69.2
3urgently
( 1303 )  Come [...] vous avez fait arester nostre dit bacheler [...], vous prioms especiaument qe meisme nostre bacheler facez saunz delay desarester  iv 514

See also:

specialment  tresespecialment 
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