certes
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of certes
1200–50; Middle English < Old French phrase a certes < Latin *ā certīs, literally, from sure (things); see a- 4, certain
Example Sentences
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I would not certes cut you short in hate, Far be it from me! hate on as ye can!
From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
No longer young, with but little taste in ornament and dress, and certes quite unversed in all those wiles, which might have drawn this brilliant butterfly into her net.
From The Tangled Skein by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
He who biddeth me bear this in mind, doth but jibe; but certes, when you escape me again, no man else shall you mock:—but I brag over late.
From Tales from the Old French by Various
If you have patience, and believe what I say, certes, you have but to make plaint as I have done, and you will soon be able to attain your desire.
From The Book of the Duke of True Lovers by Pisan, Christin? de
"All this ado avails not, for certes, no one of these things will I agree unto."
From Tales from the Old French by Various
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