estutement (1184)

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estutement (1184)

[ FEW: 17,245b *stolt; Gdf: 3,632a estoutement; GdfC: ; TL: 3,1427 estout (estoutement); DEAF: ; DMF:  estoutement; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
estoutement,  estultement;  astutement  

adv.

1boldly
( 1343-50 )  nos gentz arivoyent sure terre, et estoutement se apparailerent pur doner bataile a lour enemis  92.30
2bluntly, harshly
( 1184; MS: s.xiiiex )  Dunt reparlerent li chevalier, Ki venuz erent d’utremer Estutement Si cumencerent a manacer E l’arcevesque a defier  1677
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  La gloriuse en sunge aparut A l’aveske [...] Si li dist mult estutement: [...] dites coment Si malement aviez vus er Malmené mun chanceler’  105.69
3foolishly, recklessly
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiiiex )  Un granz sens nus aprent cest giu Ke li haut homme mult ad eschiu, Ceo est largement doner [...] Kar s’il (=the black king) ne donast largement, Mat serreit estutement  16.255
( MS: s.xiiim )  vus grantastes tut a nus Quanque nus deimes si estultement a vus  3188
4obstinately
( 1343-50 )  sire Edward nostre roy totdis estoutement se tint en la mier, et ne voleit en nule manere sure tere ariver  77.18
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