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clarté (1113-19)

The form clareté is a cross reference to the following entry:

clarté (1113-19)

clarted,  clartei,  clarteit,  clartet;  clartié;  clareté,  clarité,  claritie;  clereté,  clerté,  clertee  
  FEW:  claritas 2/i,739a Gdf:  clarté 2,147b GdfC:  clarté 9,106a TL: clarté 2,465 DEAF:  clarté  DMF:  clarté  TLF:  clarté  OED:  clarity n.  MED:  clerte n.  DMLBS:  claritas 353b

s.

1brightness, brilliance
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  qui de luin serait Le cirge ne vereit Pur la grande clarted Que isterait de cel red  Comput ANTS 2565
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiiim )  En ma noit n’a point de oscurté, Mes tote reluist en clarté  S Laur ANTS 825
( MS: s.xiii )  jubaris: clarté  TLL i 148
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  li sire ki vest le solail de sa clareté  Ancren2 10.39
2clarity
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiiex )  Crisopras est de vert colur, [...] E si ad purprince clarté, De gutes d’or entremedlé  Lapid 272.200
( MS: s.xiii1 )  claritati: clerté  TLL ii 99.68
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Cele doute est remenable en certein e oscuritie en claritie  Mir Just 153
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  Les signes de bon estomak sunt [...] clartei d’entendement  Waterford busby 240.S34.41
percipience
( MS: s.xiii2 )  perspicuitate: (C) par clerté (var. (L: s.xiii/xiv) par clereté)  TLL ii 70.68
3lamp
( MS: s.xiii2 )  lampade: clarteit  TLL i 29
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  Et la descendy a luy une esteille qe ly allumoit et servoit de clartié  Mandeville 203
4purity
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  clarté de quer est la amur Deu demeine  Ancren2 140.11
5glory
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  […] ja me soit de clarté donee Ke j’avoie einz que fu formee Terre ne ciel  Ross ANTS 442

See also:

clarece 
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