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

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

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1Bibl.Judaismcircumcision, process of removing the foreskin from the penis as a physical sign of the covenant between God and the Israelites: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  altres genz furent a els venud e circumcisiun e lur lei ourent receud  122
( MS: c.1300 ) Seynte Marie, ki enfant fu le jur de la circumcisium Jhesu Crist apelé sicum il fu del angle devant sa incarnaciun nomé  313r
( 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 of Christ (1 January): 
( 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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