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annuncement (c.1136-37)
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annuncement (c.1136-37)

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annunciement,  anoncement,  anonciement,  anuncement,  anunciement  
  FEW:  annuntiare 24,621a Gdf:  anoncement 1,298a GdfC: ∅ TL: anoncement 1,400 DEAF:  anonciier (anoncement)  DMF:  annoncement  TLF: ∅ OED:  announcement n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

announcement, proclamation: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Puis fist o grant devotion Sun vivant la conception, E mainte gent por li la firent Qui l'annuncement en oirent  Conception wace 166
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Une voiz divine lui dist Laissast cel eire, altre en preist [...]. Kalewadres [...] En merveillant se contrubla De cel devin anuncement Qu’il oi si apertement  Brut WACE 14803
♦theol.Annunciation, announcement made to Mary by archangel Gabriel that she will give birth to the son of God (Luke 1:26-38): 
( MS: s.xiv1 )  par annunciement Feus (=B.V.M.) de l’aungle salué  Hymn 9v
♦news: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Al rei en vint l’anuncement (var. (R: s.xiv1) le nunciement), Dunc ne pot faire vengement  GAIMAR1 3853
faire annuncement de
divin.to announce, prophesy, foretell: 
( 1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Enoc e Helyas Dedirrunt Sathanas; Del jur de Jugement Ferunt annuncement  Sibile 1074
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  De sen venir fu fet anunciement Par Ysaie  S Marg York 156

See also:

nunciement 
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