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certes
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Certes \Cer"tes\, adv. [F. certes, for [`a] certes, fr. L. certus. See Certain.] Certainly; in truth; verily. [Archaic]
Certes it great pity was to see
Him his nobility so foul deface.
--Spenser.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-13c., from Old French certes, from Vulgar Latin certas, from Latin certe, adverb from certus (see certain).
Wiktionary
adv. (context archaic English) indeed; certainly.
Usage examples of "certes".
It is great harm, and certes great pity To set an irous man in high degree.
For whoso maketh God his adversary, As for to work any thing in contrary Of his will, certes never shall he thrive, Though that he multiply term of his live.
Certes he could not write that Denholm and Appleton had shared the services of a Catholic priest well after such a thing was against the law of England.
Since he had both his lady and his love: His lady certes, and his wife also, The which that law of love accordeth to.
Then Juno hearing the prayers of Psyches, appeared unto her in all her royalty, saying, Certes Psyches I would gladly help thee, but I am ashamed to do any thing contrary to the will of my daughter in law Venus, whom alwaies I have loved as mine owne child, moreover I shall incurre the danger of the law, intituled, De servo corrupto, whereby am forbidden to retaine any servant fugitive, against the will of his Master.
I trowe certes that our goode man Hath you so laboured, since this night began, That you were need to reste hastily.
Of which orisons, certes in the orison of the Pater noster hath our Lord Jesus Christ enclosed most things.
To whom he answered Certes sir I thank you for your gentle offer, and at your request I wil proceed in my tale, but first I will sweare unto you by the light of this Sunne that shineth here, that those things shall be true, least when you come to the next city called Thessaly, you should doubt any thing of that which is rife in the mouthes of every person, and done before the face of all men.
Certes the king of Thebes, Amphioun, That with his singing walled the city, Could never singe half so well as he.
But, boy, certes he standest continually in great danger-- greater than thou wottest of.
Certes, I find in it but cost and care, And observances of all blisses bare.
Therewith so horsely, and so quick of eye, As it a gentle Poileis courser were: For certes, from his tail unto his ear Nature nor art ne could him not amend In no degree, as all the people wend.
But, certes, he that haunteth such delices Is dead while that he liveth in those vices.
But certes I suppose that Avicen Wrote never in no canon, nor no fen, More wondrous signes of empoisoning, Than had these wretches two ere their ending.
But though temperate weeping be granted, outrageous weeping certes is defended.