cerne (s.xii1/3)
Cite this entry

Browse the Dictionary

    Loading...

Search Results

Your search results will appear here.

cerne (s.xii1/3)

Cite this entry
[ FEW: 2/i,701a circinus; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,20c cerne; TL: 2,129 cerne; DEAF:  cerne; DMF:  cerne; TLF:  cerne; OED:  cerne n.; MED:  cerne n.; DMLBS: 340a circinus ]
cerene,  cern;  kerne  

s.

1circle: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Si bot veez en une place, Faites li cerne (var. (D: 1276-77) un cercle) del topace, Ja ne purra del cerne (var. (D: 1276-77) siercle) issir  41.336-7
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  (The lion) Fait un cerne par tere Quant volt praie conquere, Si laisset la baee Que ceo seit la entree  1647
( MS: s.xiii )  Pernez un anel d’or […] e fetes cerne entur cel mal  68.18
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  une cerne que apert en la urine […]. Mes si le (s) cerenes est tenues […]  ii 259
(tut) a, en (un) cerne
1in a circle, (all) around: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  L’un des oiseals prent avaler: Sun vol ad fait tut a cerne  869
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Stonehenge: Une merveilluse ovre e grande De pieres en un cerne assises  8045
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Environ euls lez ont tout en cerne tuez  i 50.1030
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
cerne