circumcisiun (s.xii2)
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circumcisiun (s.xii2)

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[ FEW: 2/i,705b circumcisio; Gdf: 2,138a circoncision; GdfC: 9,96b circoncision; TL: 2,439 circoncisïon; DEAF:  circoncisïon; DMF:  circoncision; TLF:  circoncision; OED:  circumcision n.; MED:  circumcisi?un v.; DMLBS: 342b circumcisio ]
circumcisioun,  circumcisione;  circoncision,  circuncision;  circumscision,  circumsicion,  circunscisioun  

s.

1circumcision: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  altres genz furent a els venud e circumcisiun e lur lei ourent receud  122
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  Et il lui dona testament de circumscision; et en tiel manere engendra il Isaak, et il luy circumcist el oytisme jour  (A) 364c
♦liturgicaltimeeccl.(Feast of the) Circumcision: 
( 1317 )  le jor de la Circum[ci]sioun en mesme l’an  Ed II xxii 202
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  entour le fest del Cyrcumcysyoun de Nostre Seignour  30.21
( 1406 )  certains lettres du roy mon souverain seignour et pier, le [veill] de Circumsicion darrein passé par un Escot a moy presentez  ii 103
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