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vileinement (s.xiiiin)
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vileinement (s.xiiiin)

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vilainement;  veleinement  

adv.

1infamously, vilely: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Veirs est que issi sui desjuglez! Trop sui deceu vileinement  S Clem ANTS 12215
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Si le laidit vilainement  Dial Greg SATF 954
( 1291-92 )  vileynement la treterent  Sel Bills Eyre 30
2foully: 
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  jeo suit (sic) mult vileynement ore entecché de ceo meismes pecché  Sz Med1 16
3roughly, without care: 
( MS: 1272-82 )  Si vostre oysel ad aucun membre affebli en juvence par boistousement prendre ou par vileinement manier  Glan lex 33
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