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blanchir (s.xii1/4)
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blanchir (s.xii1/4)

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blancheier,  blancher,  blanchoier;  blancir;  blauncher  
  FEW:  *blank 15/i,140b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  blanchir 8,328c TL: blanchir 1,987 DEAF:  blanc (blanchir)  DMF:  blanchir  TLF:  blanchir  OED:  blanch v.1  MED:  blaunchen v.  DMLBS:  blancare 202b

v.trans.

colourto turn something white, clean: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Blanchisse l’en .i. pot d’argille et de bolo et d’ewe de pluie  A-N Med i 222
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  veez une linge to[a]ille a une foiz par une soule laveure de eaue estre bien enblanchie (var. (Bd: c.1300) bien e blanchie) [...]?  Ancren2 78.14
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  A blancher quivre: Pernez martagun 2 pois [...]  Alchimie 394.60
♦fig.colourto make white, cleanse, purify: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiiin )  l'eve ki vint de sun lez Nus ad blanchiz et eslavez  Miserere 175
♦colourcosmet.to whiten (one’s face, etc.): 
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  Ad blauncher les meins e col  A-N Med ii 237

v.intrans.

1colourcosmet.to whiten (one’s face, etc.): 
( MS: s.xv )  A blauncher. Pernez la racyne del lovache e boillez en ewe. Lavez la face ové tut  Five Med MSS 163.E501
♦to bleach: 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  puis sil metez blanchir al solail  A-N Med i 72
2colourto be white: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  la barbe li blanchoit de enval la peitrine  Boeve 369
♦colourto turn white: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Car dunc veist le sanc blanc cervel rovir, Le cervel ensement el vermeil sanc blanchir  Becket1 5640
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  En le quarte espiece [...] si naissent unes glandres mouz et en amolissent le cuir et blanchist  A-N Med i 248
3to gleam, sparkle: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Le soleil rait e cil haubert blanchoient  Rom Chev ANTS 2145

p.pr. as a.

colourwhite: 
( s.xiiim; MS: s..xiiiex )  manne qui est altretele cumme ferine blanchissante  Legendary 76.523

p.p. as a.

colour turned white, paled: 
( MS: s.xii1/4 ) albens: blanci  TLL i 20

See also:

blancheier  emblanchir 
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