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reddement1 (c.1136-65)

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

reddement1 (c.1136-65)

redement,  reidement  (redment  Rot Parl1 ii 240 roidement  Foedera1 iii 624)  
  FEW:  rigidus 10,403b Gdf: GdfC:  roidement 10,584c TL: roit 2 (roidement) 8,1428 DEAF:  roit (roidement)  DMF:  raidement  TLF:  raide (raidement, roidement)  OED:  roidly adv.  MED:  roidli adv.  DMLBS:  rigide 2838a

Despite a different etymon and core sense, the word seem to have had some overlap with radement (from Latin rapidus: ‘fast, rapid’). The two AND entries have been distinguished primarily on the basis of semantics rather than form.

adv.

1pathol.(of body or joints) stiffly, without suppleness
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Mes cors ke est mort reddement Engurdyst (=stiffens) e poy se plye  S Fran ANTS 6232
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  quant veistes les douz braz vostre chere et amee filtz si tyrez et si reddement estenduz  Sz Med1 140.11
2in an upright, straight manner
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  com si d’un tronc fust entailliez, Reddement el ciel adresciez  Dial Greg SATF 13814
meteo.(of wind) in a straight-on manner, strongly
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  [...] com le vent quant il vente mout reddement  Eschiele Mahomet 47rb 11
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xivm )  et vent les ferist en meer si reddement qe a la siege d'Acres venoient en poi de heure  Rich I 9.12.25
weaponsin a straight-on manner, with weapons firmly poised
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Mettez les (=section of the army) reddement avant com une lance  vegetius2 111.14
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Et li mester li feri de sa launce reddement  Longespee 184
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Lur chivaux furent oscis, si esturent a pee, Reddement se combaterent pur l’amur Dé  Longespee 342
3strictly, rigorously
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Les ordres tenent reddement E servent Deu omnipotent  S Gile1 3385
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  il garda tant reddement L'ordre en Deu e tant seintement  Dial Greg SATF 4173
( 1360 )  contraignent reidement touz les contredisanz, desobeissans, et rebelles, par toutes les voies et manieres, que mestre sera et que a faire sera, obeir paisiblement  Foedera1 iii 528
sternly, severely, harshly
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Tant tendrement les fols ama que reddement nes chastia  Liv Reis1 7.25
( 1323 )  enchargeant lui sur ceo de point en point reddement et asprement come vous savetz plus pleinment  King’s Bench vi 123
( 1324 )  E jeo le sei ben qe il est de ausi bone volonté come il poet de reddement venger le dit fait  St Sard 42
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  estoient les oos (=of J.C. on the Cross) percez mult reddement de le rude clou qe par my passa  Sz Med1 142.12
4confidently, in an unyielding, unwavering manner
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Povres heom paroles humlement E li riches heom reddement  Salemon 11176
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Povre paroles simplement E od prieres humlement, E li riches heom delicios Redement com heom orgeillos  Salemon 11022
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiim )  Li herites e li orgoillus parlerat reddement, sicum li Phariseus, qui se ventat qu’il junat dous jursz en la semaine e que tut dismat quanque il ot  Paroles Salomun 3483
se tenir reddement
to remain strict, rigorous
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  li prodome pas ne consent (=to temptations), Ainz se tient mut reddement  S Modw 4616

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See also:

red1  redderous  reddir  reddur1  redissur 
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