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tresforment (s.xii1)

tresforment (s.xii1)

treforement,  treforment;  tresfortement  
  FEW:  fortis *3,732b Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  fort (tresforment)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

adv.

1most vigorously, forcefully
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  il qe feignerent la fuite et alerent desqes al desert aresturent tresfortement contre les pursuiauntz  Joshua ANB 350
2greatly, very much
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Atant reprent il a plorer E si treforment desmenter Qe le regard fut mult pitous  Amis mae 643
pathol.(of disease) most severely, seriously
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Une pucele de Catalonye [...] E une autre [...] treforement Esteyent grevé de maladye E en poynt pur perdre la vye  S Fran ANTS 7341
soundvery loudly
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Deus jurz ly greva ceu turment, Il crya e gyent treforment  S Fran ANTS 6688
meteo.(of storm) intensely, violently
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  La tempeste charga treforment, La mer enfla  S Fran ANTS 7376
most firmly, tightly
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Seies ceint de tun glaive sur ta quisse tres forment (Latin: Accingere gladio tuo super femur fortissime), par ta glorie e ta bealtet  Camb Ps 78.XLIV.3
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  Lors estoit en la meiene de la citee une halte tour a la quele il s’enfuirent ensemble [...], la porte close tresfortement  Judges ANB 566

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See also:

forment1  tres1  tresfort 
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