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cert (1121-25)
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cert (1121-25)

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ciert;  sert; 
pl. certes,  certz,  cerz,  serz  
  FEW:  certus 2/i,609b Gdf:  cert 2,23a GdfC: ∅ TL: cert 2,131 DEAF:  cert  DMF:  cert  TLF:  cert  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  certus 319c

a.

certain, sure: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Tuit entrent en glorie certe  S Brend mup 1728
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii1 )  Peridon est piere verz; De ses vertuz ne sui pas cerz Fors tant k’en feu ne poet ardoir  Lapid 294
( c.1265 )  Ore ne poet le tenaunt jammés estre cert quele des verges l’em lui demaunde  Fet assaver 66
♦certain, convinced: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  ne vus en crei neent, Si joe meuz n’en sui cert, e çoe par jurement  Horn 1938
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Tant large ert des bons temporaus Quant plus cert des celestiaus  S Greg 1532
♦certain, definite, authentic: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii2 )  Ceo est chose veire e certe  S Geo 762
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  Les nuveles sunt ben certes  S Edw paris ANTS 2223
♦accurate, correct: 
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Nus les cuntasmes tuz a cert cunte establi  S Aub 1546
♦assured, confident: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  E doute les guiors, car il les siet culverz. Donc n’est pas de sey en cel pais tuyt cerz  Rom Chev ANTS 4538
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Ke vus en seez le plus sert Ke jeo ne ment de nule ren  Mir N-D 112.210
a cert
certain: 
( 1469 )  il ne poet estre assert quel de eux covient presenter  Readings i 128.7
de cert
for sure: 
( 1265; MS: 1338-42 )  Le nombre ne sai de cert nomer  Kildare Poems 80.124
nun cert
nuncert
faire cert
to inform: 
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Son non priat que lui deist, Puis aprés que cert le feist […]  S Aub 1462
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