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benuré (s.xii1)

The form boneuré is a cross reference to the following entry:

benuré (s.xii1)

beneuré,  beneuret,  benouré;  boneré,  boneuré,  bonouré,  bonouret,  bonuré   (beoneuret,  bunewred ),
(f. bone euree  S Marg wace 29.389 (A))  
  FEW:  augurium 25,893b Gdf:  boneuré 1,682a GdfC: TL: bonëuré 1,1058 DEAF:  boneré  DMF:  bonheuré  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

a.

1blessed
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Beoneuret li heom (Latin: Beatus vir) ki ne alat el cunseil de feluns  Camb Ps 1.I.1
( MS: 1120-40 ) la vie de sum filz boneuret (=St Alexis)  S Alexis1 prol.
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Bonurés sount les poveres  Mirour Egl 45.65
fortunate, happy
( s.xiiex; MS: 1272-82 )  Pus ke jeo fu meschine E jeo te fui donee, Fui jeo benouree  (ms. benourez)  Cor Lai 360
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Si cuveitise en fust partie Od tut le aveir de ceste vie, Sachez le vus, par ceste perte Benuree serriez en ta poverte  Pet Plet ANTS 1054
( s.xiii2/3; MS: s.xiii2 )  le enfaunt qui cel jur ert né serra sages e benuré  Calendar 20
2meek, gentle
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  cum supplicibus: (D) boneré (var. (L: s.xiii/xiv) o deboners)  TLL ii 71

s.

blessed person, one who is blessed
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Kalewadres [...], Ses pechiez iluec pardonez, Ireit od les beneurez  Brut WACE 14790
( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Venez avaunt, ly benurez, receyvet le regne ke vus est apparaylé  Turpin 521
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Gregoire li beneuré  S Greg 79
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Requerum ore la benuree (=B.V.M.)  Mir N-D 26.97

See also:

treisbenuré  tresbenuré 
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