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suefment (1165-80 (?))

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[ FEW: 12,325b suavis; Gdf: 7,497c souevement; GdfC:  soef (soefment) 9,706; TL: 9,706 soef (soefment); DEAF:  soef (soevement); DMF:  souevement; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: 3224b suaviter ]
soefment;  suevement,  suément,  sueement,  swément  

adv.

1 agreeably, pleasantly
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  vus =fire me ardez si suevement Ke sentyr vus peus suffraument  2293
( MS: s.xivin )  Le duz Jhesu desirent dunt Suefment refet serront  88.64
culin. savourily, in a way that is pleasant to taste
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  La grape de blaunche colour e clere k’est ewouse poi a de sostaunce, [...] swément norrist e bien tost perce lé veines e provoce urine  297.S120.11
fragrantly, sweetly, in a way that is pleasant to smell
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  E nis lu douz odour sentoient Dom soefment toz refaiz erent  12293
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  le lait de vache flaire suément  275.S88.24
sound melodiously, sweetly, in a way that is pleasant to ear
( MS: s.xivin )  Rien n'est chaunté suevement [...] Fors li duz Jhesu sulement  87.5
2 smoothly, easily, without obstructions
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  ke aprés sa mort Sun cors lessassent descovert Gisyr a terre, nu e apert, Taunt cum l'em peut leyssanment Une lewe aler tut suevement  6058
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Le autre =arm estendi sy taunt pust fere Ke le pust replyer suevement E cely fleystra ensement  7898
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  poi boire al mangier et sovent aprés mangier ester longhement ou bellement aler que la viande puisse sueement descendre ver le fons de l'estomac  252.S52.19
3 gently, kindly
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  quant paroles sunt humblement et suefment assises, ne mie mesafeitiement ne bobinçousement  53.31
gently, tenderly
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Entre ses braz Brutus la prent, Si la beise mult suefment  564
gently, carefully
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  Descuveri le lit belement E mist le dedenz suefment  xviii.94
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  sovent et suément les oreilhes monder od un estrument de fust  249.S48.2
4 leniently, mildly, without severity
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  grantment vous ad chery e suefment norry  12.3
aler suefment
1 to move carefully
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  Quant averas mangiet, boen fait d'ester une piece et aler sueement, non pas sur dure terre ou pavement [...], mais sor terre molement estramee ou jonchie  242.S37.1
dormir suefment
1 to sleep soundly
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  Bon vin [...] fait sueement dormir et donne repoz aprés travail  257.S57.8
suef#1  suefet  suefté 
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