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oseement (1212)
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oseement (1212)

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osseement  
  FEW:  ausare 25,1043b Gdf:  oseement 5,650c GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  oseement  DMF:  osément  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

The double ‘-ee’ graphy suggests that this adverbial form is derived from the adjective osé (i.e. p.p. of oser1) rather than from the adjective os2 (which has the same sense).

adv.

emotionbravely, boldly, courageously: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Quel ert li feu tant par ardant D'amor qui son quer esprist tant, Quant tant osseement tendi Lu col avant sanz contredit, Umblement par desouz l'espee Trenchante, traite, en haut levee?  Dial Greg SATF 13907
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  'Dunc', fait il, 'oseement Vus dirrai jo ço que jo sent'  S Modw 4951
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Devaunt la pape Innocent, Le terz le numé, oseement Le purpos mustra de sa empryse  S Fran ANTS 1168

[gdw]

See also:

os2  osement  oser1 
This is an AND2 Phase 4 (N-O/U-P-Q) entry. © 2013-17 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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