basse

basse , a in a low position or on a lowly course (fig.). b in a low voice. c weakly. d (with alte) completely. a respice homines celestes qui ascenderunt in altum et tunc videbis quam ~e [ME: hu lowe] tu stas AncrR 103; s1457 nec basse tendas, nec nimis alte petas (Vers.) Reg. Whet. I 288.  b si obscure dicat vel ita ~e loquatur, dicat iterato et loquatur altius Mod. Ten. Parl. 33.  c waykly, ~e, debiliter CathA.  d c1170 (v. alte g); 1291 finali voto alte et ~e standi omnino se submiserunt (PlRExch) Law Merch. II 60; 1316 homines de Scocia qui ad voluntatem nostram venire voluerint alte et ~e RScot 168b.