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felunement (s.xiiex)
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felunement (s.xiiex)

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felonement,  felounement  
  FEW:  *fillo 15/ii,123b Gdf:  felonement 3,744b GdfC: ∅ TL: felon (felonement) 3,1698 DEAF:  felonement  DMF:  félonnement  TLF: ∅ OED:  felonment adv.  MED:  felonement adv.  DMLBS: ∅

adv.

basely, treacherously: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  c’est un truaunt, Un ribaud, larouns, futyfs, Qe felounement fut garnys  Amis 998 (var. C32)
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  deus prist vengement Del felon pople ki errout folement (var. (E: s.xiiim) errout felonement)  Anc Test (B) 87
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Li appelent en curt trop felonement Devant les.XII. Piers; n'ad nul qui li defent  LANGTOFT thiol2 264

See also:

felun1  felunessement 
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