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celebrer (1113-19)
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celebrer (1113-19)

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celebreier,  celebrere,  celebrier;  (celebler ),
(ind.pr.6 selebrant  GR iv 579a)  
  FEW:  celeber 2/i,573b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  celebrer 9,14b TL: celebrer 2,94 DEAF:  celebrer  DMF:  célébrer  TLF:  célébrer  OED:  celebrate v.  / celeber v.  MED:  celebraten v.  / celebren   DMLBS:  celebrare 309a

v.trans.

1 to celebrate (with public rejoicing): 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Tuit i vindrent joiusement, Apparaillez festivalment, Od lur femes, od lur enfanz [...]. Bel fu la feste (=for a double victory) celebree E mult i out bele assemblee  Brut WACE 4331
♦liturgicalto celebrate, perform the rites or ceremony of: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  nus devum guarder Pasches e celebrer  Comput ANTS 2246
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  dona poer as ordenez […] de celebrer les sacremenz  Mirour Egl 38.12
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  une feste Ke unke mes ne fu celebree  Mir N-D 239.83
( 1397 )  un chanterie […] a celebrer devine service […] pour m’alme  Test Ebor i 227
( c.1403; MS: s.xv1 )  William, qui fuist ercevesque de Cantirbirs […] qui celebra ordres a Otteforde en Quaresme  Lett & Pet 84.37.4
♦liturgicalto solemnize: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  divorce fut celebré par entre ly et soen mari  BRITT ii 264
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  aprés les esposailles entre eux celebrez […] en tiele eglise  Nov Narr 115
♦eccl.to observe, keep: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  La premere (=fast) truverent En Quaresme e ruverent Que ele fust guardee E tuz tens celebree  Comput ANTS 3304
( 1381 )  pour celebrer mon obit chescun an  Test Ebor i 114
♦(of court) to hold: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Aprés, cum costume iert, fu la curt celebree  Horn 745
2med.to perform, carry out: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Mais quant l’aposteme est confermee et la digestion est celebree, si sent l’en une dolor es boiaus  A-N Med i 215
celebrer messe
liturgicalto celebrate Mass, hold a church service: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  n'i pot trover Liu covenable a celebrer Sa messe  Dial Greg SATF 12126
( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  kaunt jo avoy celeblé la messe  Turpin 1212

v.absol.

eccl.liturgicalto celebrate Mass, hold a church service: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Atant si avint a un jur Ke l’esveske volt celebrer  Mir N-D 78.87
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  le quer mut devout aveit, E treiter humblement soleit Le cors Nostre Seigniur quant celebra  S Rich ANTS M77
( 1433 )  une aultre pomme d’argent doré […] pour eschauffier les mains de prestre quand il celebre  Bedford Inventories B132
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