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sobrement (s.xiiiin)

sobrement (s.xiiiin)

 
  FEW:  sobrius 12,10b Gdf:  soubrement 7,492a GdfC:  sobrement 10,680c TL: sobrement 9,695 DEAF:  sobre (sobrement)  DMF:  sobrement  TLF:  sobrement  OED:  soberly adv.  MED:  sobreli adv.  DMLBS:  sobrie 3107c

adv.

1 soberly, temperately, moderately, avoiding excess
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiim )  beivent, facent sobrement lur penitence e ublient lur suffreite  Paroles Salomun 183.5500
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiim )  mun pere, qui vesqui tuzjurz sobrement  Vitas 3960
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Science que de par Dieu vient Mesure en sa science tient, [...] Disant que chascun s'en abstient De plus savoir que luy covient, Mais que l'en sache sobrement  GOWER Mirour 14622
soberly, gently, quietly
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Si q'il leur hoste tout le rage (=to horses) , Si sobrement, que sanz oultrage ils les puet mener de sa mein  GOWER Mirour 18083
soberly, without excess in comsuption of food and drink
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Ele en manga demeintenant, Mes ceo fui mult sobrement  Mir N-D 58.322
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Vin donne au cuer sen et leesce, Qant homme sobrement l'adesce  GOWER Mirour 16424
2 theol. soberly, seriously, solemnly
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiim )  ço est en celui qui sobrement vit e justement e religiusement  Paroles Salomun 183.5500
theol. chastely
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  mette entente e mette peinne Sur tute rien que sobrement Tut tens se tienge e chastement  S Clem ANTS 13654

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See also:

sobre  sobresse  sobreté 
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sobrement