certeinement (s.xii2/4)

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certeinement (s.xii2/4)

[ FEW: 2/i,611a certus; Gdf: ; GdfC: 9,21b certainement; TL: 2,133 certain (certainement); DEAF:  certain (certainement); DMF:  certainement; TLF:  certainement; OED:  certainly adv.; MED:  certainli adv.; DMLBS: ]
cartainnement;  certaignement,  certainement,  certeignement,  certeinment,  certeinnement;  serteinement,  seirtenement  138  

adv.

1certainly, definitely, for sure
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Quant il =Joseph le =Mary's pregnancy sot certainement, Ne fu mie sanz maltalent  955
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Pur ço savrum certeinement Que […] sané serra hastivement  1977
( 1372 )  que nous soiens certainement apris et acerticez que les fees […] ne passont outre .x. marcz par an  i 200
( c.1380; MS: s.xiv4/4 )  certaignement nous avons l’esploit du dit J. […] moult tendrement al coer  386
liturgicaleccl.truly, verily, amen
( MS: 1155-60 )  Od le Saint Esperit en gloire de Deu le Pere. Certeinement. (Latin: Amen)  286.17
2securely
( s.xiv )  ils sount tenuz a affyer lour boucles et lour esclores byen et certeynement  ii 74
3lawprecisely
( 1260; MS: s.xivin )  la nature de checun bref covent certeynement especifier  113
tenir certeinement que
tenir
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