"hareiously" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

Etymology: Presumably from Middle English harageous, which is also attested with closer spelling haraious. haraious bears comparison to Old French aragier (“become enraged”), though all Middle English forms have the initial h, perhaps through the influence of Old French harer (“to set a dog on”), from whence English harass, etc. Etymology templates: {{m+|enm|harageous}} Middle English harageous, {{cog|fro|aragier|t=become enraged}} Old French aragier (“become enraged”), {{cog|fro|harer|t=to set a dog on}} Old French harer (“to set a dog on”), {{m+|en|harass}} English harass Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective}} hareiously
  1. cruelly, sternly
    Sense id: en-hareiously-enm-adj-1r-Nc9J3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "The sexte cornere of pride is indignacyoun; that is, whan thou hast dysdeyn of symple folk, & lust noght to speke to hem but full of scorn & of iapys; in beryng the foule to thi sogettys, & hareiously takyst on wyth hem, & wyth thi peerys..."
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