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gentement (s.xii1/3)

gentement (s.xii1/3)

gentment  
  FEW:  genitus 4,103b Gdf:  gentement 4,263a GdfC: TL: gent 2 (gentement) 4,268 DEAF:  gent (gentement) G534 DMF:  gentement  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

adv.

1nobly, splendidly
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Mult gentement li emperere chevalchet  Roland 3121
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  E quant li arcevesques comença a parler E sa cause en latin gentement a mustrer  Becket1 474
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii1 )  Mais parlé a curteisement E dit li a ben gentement: 'Par Deu, lu rei omnipotent, Descovrir vus voil mun talent'  S Edm Pass ANTS 594
nobly, bravely
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Supris i fud Mais gentement s’es[t] cuntenud, Si se cuntint cum un liun  GAIMAR1 5618
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Li quens Rollant gentement se cumbat, Mais le cors ad tressuét e mult chalt  Roland 2099
2courteously
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  E cist fu entr’els dous gentement apelez, Cum lur fu covenant e del rei devisez  Horn 2384
3in a proper way
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  En la manere de chaudel Seit fait et gentement et bel  Pop Med 165.528
well
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Les altres gemmes sunt talliees E gentement aparelliees  Lapid 30.59
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Puis avint si qu’a Cirecestre Une bataille entr’els dut estre Mais dunc avint mult gentement [Kar fait en] fud acordement  GAIMAR1 1217

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See also:

genescor  gençor  gent2 
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gentement