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petitement (s.xiii2)

petitement (s.xiii2)

 
  FEW:  *pettittus 8,343b Gdf:  petitement 6,132c GdfC:  petitement 10,329b TL: petit (petitement) 7,862 DEAF:  petit (petitement)  DMF:  petitement  TLF:  petitement  OED: MED: DMLBS:

adv.

little, hardly, not very much
( MS: s.xiii2 )  modice: petitement gallice  TLL i 29
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  mes petitement sont ceaux compaignons aviseez de grant peril qe vient a deriere nous, et nous parsuit de plus pres qe nous ne quidons: c'est la mort  Sz Med1 89.25
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Qant om la paist petitement, Du poy volt estre sustenue  GOWER Mirour 16562

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See also:

petit  petitesse  petitet  petringneth  trespetitement 
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petitement