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humbleté (c.1230)
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humbleté (c.1230)

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humblitee;  umbleté  
  FEW:  humilis 4,511b Gdf:  humbleté 4,527a GdfC: ∅ TL: umbleté 11,39 DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  humblete n.  MED:  humblete n.  DMLBS: ∅

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humility, meekness: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Ne s'avante de sa chasteté Ne de rien fors de humbleté, Ancele se cleime pur verité, Qui ot en sei Deu herbergé  S Modw 2974
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  en umbleté Sai[e]nt servisant Dampnedé  Corset ANTS 983
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Le diable par orguil fu engetté, E ele enhaucé par humbleté  Lum Lais ANTS 6262
♦humbleness, submissiveness: 
( 1230-53 )  Servi tut tens sun seignur En humbleté e en duçur  Chast Amour 692
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  je me recommans a vous, le toute vostre, ové toute humblitee et subjeccioun duhe et requise  Lett & Pet 215.2-3

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See also:

humble  humblesce  humiliaciun  humiliance  humiliement  humilité 
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humbleté