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apertement (s.xii1/3)

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The form opertement is a cross reference to the following entry:

apertement (s.xii1/3)

appertement;  apertment;  apartement  (apartoment,  opertement  170)  
  FEW:  aperire 25,5a Gdf:  apertement 1,337b GdfC: TL: apert (apertement)  DEAF: DMF:  apertement  TLF:  apertement  OED:  apertly adv.  MED:  aperteli adv.  / apertement adv.  DMLBS:  aperte 98c

adv.

1openly, publicly
( c.1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) Antecrist [...] De tut apertement Se must[e]ra a gent [...] E pus trois anz, dis mois Regnera  1057
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  E as suens apertement se demustra  6
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  demorerent yleqe privément, quar apertement n’oserent pur ly roy  26.28
( 1314-15 )  par affiaunce de tiel allouance meynt homme prent bandure (l. baudure) de murdrer et ausint apertement de tuer les gentz  i 291
( s.xiv-xv )  le quelle alderman […] serra jurez apartement, devaunt les ditz comunes en la Guyhall  ii 255
openly, plainly
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  U que cest[e] pere serra, Ja diable mal n’i fera, E estre iço enchantement Tut destruira apertement  241.1154
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Tost aparceverunt sage gent Lur mauvesté apertement  832
fig. openly, with no pretence
( 1260; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  atort e apertement encontre nostre pes  88
( 1321 )  vous certifient distinctivement et apertement sous lour seals  Ed II xxvi 332
fig.openly, boldly
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiii2 )  (Alectorias) A messagers ert hardemenz: Fait les parler apertement (var. (M: s.xiiiex) hardiement)  207.104
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Deus apertement vendrat, li nostre Deus, e ne se tairat  71.49.3
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  se defenderent mult bien et apertement, si qe mellé fuist tresfort  20.12
2clearly
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Quant Cesar out le brie veu, Bien ad apertement seu Que passer mer li estovra  3962
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Mes prium Deu devoutement Ke il nus mustre apartement  (ms. apartoment) […] Lequel de (l. dé?) deus devumtenir  196.66
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  Jeo vy Jhesu appertement  72.360
clearly, unambiguously
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Seint Gregoirie le dit apertement, E seint Austin nel desdit nient  1544
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  si come seinte escripture nus aprent apertement en cest auctorité  51.28
clearly, manifestly, obviously
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  mes de ceo mentes tu mult apertement  280
( 1304-05 )  les leis et les usages qe sont apertement encontre Dieu et raison  i 268
( 1319 )  Statut le suppose apertement qar statut dit […]  Ed II xxiv 117
( 1327 )  ceo n’estoyt owele ley einz est opertement countre ley  170
3fig.easily, forthwith
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  kar la poet l’em apertement saver sur la chose e entendre le pru e le damage  292.c79
( 1284 )  le Roy luy octroye apertement e sans debat les poinz ke sunt contenus es articles qui ci sievent  ii 667
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  et puis prendre ses piks […] de qoi homme poet meultz fouir apertement  105

See also:

overtement 
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