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tutveir (c.1170)

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

tutveir (c.1170)

toteveires,  toteveirs,  totever,  totevers,  toteveyrs;  totvoirs;  tutveirs  
  FEW:  verus *14,329b Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

adv.

1truly, truthfully
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Qu'il est traitre e coart, çoe est tut veir provez  1836
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  De part le rei unt comandé K'il tut veir lur deisant Ki fust pere a cel enfant  5102
( s.xiii2; MS: c.1325 )  Mut fu seur de son mister Jesu, cant il fu teinturer, Kant il vout overer Toteveires a son voler  1304
2for sure, definitely
( 1292 )  le tenant demora tote ver seisi  20-21 Ed I 53
( 1285-1330 )  il se tyenent toteveyrs en chambre  355.12
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Issi donc lirrez sovenerement e longement mes ke mesure i seit nekedent, kar en checune chose ou homme poet fere surfet, mieuz vaut toteveires mesure  10.13
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  B. totevois (var. (Add3: 1322) tote foiz;  (Add2: 1327-77) tot voirs;  (H2: 1307-27) tut vers ) pus en cea ad tenu cele terre  116 (var)
( 1308-10 )  Coment q’il vous ad graunté de faire la siwte qe fust due a sa court de P. a sa curt de C. pur vous eyser, unqore demoert la siwte tote veirs (var. (M: ) tote vois;  (Y: ) tote foiz;  (R: ) tut temp;  (S: ) tut tenps;  (L: ) de tot temps ) due a P. q’ele ne i fait fors en allowaunce d‘aultre etc.  Ed II ii 2-3 94
( 1317 )  Isabelle tut veirs fut partie au jugement  Ed II xxi 29

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See also:

tut1  veir1 
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