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poestivement (s.xii2)
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poestivement (s.xii2)

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poestiment,  postivement  
  FEW:  potestas 9,254b Gdf:  poestivement 6,244a GdfC: ∅ TL: pöestif (pöestivement) 7,1257 DEAF:  poeste (poestivement)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

adv.

mightily, in a manner that is indicative of power: 
( s.xii2; MS: c.1200 )  car nostre Sire fist le mund mult poestiment  Psalter Comment 347.274
( s.xii2; MS: c.1200 )  Deus! com est grans fiance de pure conscience, cum ele parole postivement, cum ele tient Deu et tot le siecle en justice  Psalter Comment 185.160
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  Dame Seinte Marie [...] vous veistes vostre cher fiz [...] si honorablement et poestivement al jour del ascension mounter a sa joie en sa richesce de ciel  Ancren1 26.36

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See also:

poable  poance  poant  poantment  podestat  poer1  poer2  poeros  poeste  poesté  poestif  possible  possiblement  possibleté  potence  potent  potestat  potestatem  pouaille  pussablement  pussance  pussant  pussantment  pussaument 
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