espleitalment (s.xii2)
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espleitalment (s.xii2)

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  FEW:  explicitum 3,311b Gdf:  esploitalment 3,537c GdfC: ∅ TL: esploitaument 3,1222 DEAF:  esploit (esploitaument)  DMF:  exploitamment  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
esplaytaument,  espletalment,  esploitamment,  espleitément  

adv.

1 triumphiantly, successfully: 
( s.xii2; MS: c.1200 ) Sire, en la tue vertu serra leëz li reis, et sur le toen salveur se esjoirad espleitément (Latin: et super salutae tuum exultabit vehementer)  233.2
2expeditiously, promptly and with efficiency: 
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Espleitalment et volunters Face qe li est comandez  1573
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  curust avaunt [...] E se (l. s’en) entremist mut esplaytaument  5156
( 1323-25 )  [...] qe les atillours de la terre [...] soyent excitez d’overer espletalment  66
( 1333 )  Le roi voet qe ses justices [...] facent espleitalment dreit as parties  229
espleit#1  espleitable  espleitement  espleiter 
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