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gaiement (c.1360-79)
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gaiement (c.1360-79)

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  FEW:  *gâheis 16,8a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  gaiement 9,679b TL: gai (gaiement) 4,39 DEAF:  gai (gaiement) G38 DMF:  gaiement  TLF:  gaiement  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

adv.

emotionmerrily, brightly: 
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Qui les oisealx deçoit et prent Moult les frestelle gaiement, Dont en ses reetz les porra traire  GOWER Mirour 3578
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  qant il ad secondement Vestu s'amye gaiement  GOWER Mirour 20459

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gai1 
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