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ciu (s.xii1/3)
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The form chieu is a cross reference to the following entry:

ciu (s.xii1/3)

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cé,  ceu;  cieu,  ciut,  ciw  (chieu ),
(pl. cys  S Modw 1974)  
  FEW:  caecus 2/i,32b Gdf:  ciu 2,142c GdfC: ∅ TL: cieu 2,427 DEAF:  cieu  DMF:  cieu  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

a.

1blind: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Anceis fui ciu et ore vei  S Laur ANTS 301
( s.xiii1/3; MS: c.1255 )  ainz fut cius e ore veit  Resur (P) 149
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Une femme […] une fillie out ceue nee  S Audree1 4399
2dark: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  sui mis en un freid leu Mult tenebrus e forment ceu  S Brend mup 1392
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiim )  un altre liu Qui mult ert tenebrus e oscur e ciu  Vis S Paul alex 80
estre ciu de
to be blind to, ignorant of: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Et or veum raisun Quant nus guarder devum La feste saint Mathiu, Dunt mulz humes sunt ciu Qu’il ne seve[n]t […] quel jurn celebrer  Comput ANTS 2206

s.

blind person: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  (a stone) Des oilz si toilt la ordeur, Et del chieu toilt grant dulur  Lapid 35.200
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Li Sire desliet les embuiez, li Sire enlumined les cius  Oxf Ps ANTS 130.145.6
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Ore me dirrez cum ciw u borne  Pet Plet ANTS 909
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  le ciu enluminas E la vedve sun fiz donas  S Modw 4531
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