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[aluminement] (s.xii1)
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[aluminement] (s.xii1)

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enluminement,  esluminement  (enluminent (l. enlumin[em]ent) Oxf Ps ANTS 56.26.1)  
  FEW:  illuminare 4,560a Gdf:  enluminement 3,198c GdfC: ∅ TL: enluminement 3,446 DEAF:  alumer (aluminement)  / alumer (esluminement)  DMF:  enluminement  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

illumination, light: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) e demena els [...] tute nuit en l'enluminement de fu  Oxf Ps ANTS 88.77.17
♦fig.enlightenmnent: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  [Y]saie nus vient tut curant en aie ki nus meine en dreit chemin par l'enluminement de ses escriz  Joshua Sermons ii 5
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Kar duble i ad esluminement De saver e de amer ensement  Lum Lais ANTS 677
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Sulum Deu i mettrai peine Par le seint esluminement De dire de ceo ceo ke jo sent  Lum Lais ANTS 3573

See also:

alumement 
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