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occultement (s.xii2/4)
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occultement (s.xii2/4)

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ocultement  
  FEW:  occultus 7,300a Gdf:  occulteement 5,562b GdfC:  occultement 10,221c TL: ocult (ocultement) 6,980 DEAF:  ocult (ocultement)  DMF:  occultement  TLF:  occulte (occultement)  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  occultanter 1996c

adv.

1 secretely, furtively, without being observed: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  (Joseph when he finds out Mary is pregnant) Porpensa sei qu’il s’en fuireit, Ocultement la guerpireit  Conception wace 972
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  A sa feme acreire faiseit Que sacrefise as Deus rendeit Qu'il ne poeit rendre altrement Se issi nun occultement  Brut WACE 1396
2theol.secretly, mystically: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  E por ço qe ses secrez seivent (= holy men) [...] E en tant com lor voelt (= God) mostrer Occultement e reveler  Dial Greg SATF 5730

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occult 
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