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volenters (c.1136-37)
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volenters (c.1136-37)

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volenteirs,  volenteres,  volenteris,  volentirs,  volentiers;  volunter,  volunters,  volunteres,  voluntier,  voluntiers;  volonters,  volounters  (voillentiers  Stats I 180 i,  volanciers  Baron Rebellion 208)  

adv.

1willingly, of one's own free will: 
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Et ce deit il primes manger Ou volentiers ou a daunger  Pop Med 196.1500
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  le bien de moun proeme ne y (= in my ears) entre pas voluntiers ne par lour gree  Sz Med1 9
2willingly, with pleasure: 
( c.1260; MS: c.1300 )  une femme voudra volunters aver un bacheler a baron pur sa beauté  Casus Plac 30
( MS: s.xiii3/3 )  puis que droiture le condoune le frai volenters  Court Bar (S) 60
( 1395; MS: s.xv1 )  confoiantz verraiement que vous orriez tres voluntiers [...] novelles gracieuses  Lett & Pet 210.144.2
3deliberately, wilfully, with determination: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  (The Danes) A S. pristrent estal, Mult volunters i firent mal  GAIMAR1 3124
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  G. fiert durement, volentiers les cunfunt  Horn 3443
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  plus sont haiez les renars entre nous qe les pecchés, et plus voluntiers les chaceons a destruire  Sz Med1 106
4commonly, usually: 
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  sicom lé  (ed. le) renard voluntiers ont cynk chiaus a une litere  Sz Med1 106

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volenter 
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