clarifier (1260-70)
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clarifier (1260-70)

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  FEW:  clarus 2/i,744a Gdf:  clarifier 2,147a GdfC:  clarifier 9,105c TL: clarifiier 2,463 DEAF:  clarifier  DMF:  clarifier 1  TLF:  clarifier  OED:  clarify v.  MED:  clarifien v.  DMLBS:  clarificare 352c
clarefier  

v.a.

1to clear: 
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  ceo […] fet bone lange et clarifie la voyz  10.76
2to clarify (medical concoctions, wine, beer, etc.): 
( MS: s.xiv1 )  Pernez sauge, ambroise, lavendre […]. Triblez en un morter […]. E aprés les .vii. jours le boilez sur le fu e le clarefiez parmi un canevas  69.599
( MS: s.xiv2 )  autre foiz le (=butter) clarefier a fu, & puis lesser refroider  514
3to make clear, explain, clarify: 
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xiv4/4 )  ceste reule est […] obscure […], pur ceo est mester q’ele soit pluis overtement clarifiez  33.F7
( 1346 )  issi deit la vewe clarifier la demande  20 ii Ed III 255
4to confirm: 
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  touz clarifierent ceo qe fust fait  (A) 363c
5 theol. to glorify: 
( c.1270; MS: c.1270-75 )  Il overi le quint sel quant il lur dona la celestiene glorie ke il lur premist e les =martyrs of the Church clarefia en le mund a la gent  206

v.refl.

1to become clear: 
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  et illoqes se clarefie celle eawe et devient bone et seyne  226

p.p._as_a.

1bright, luminous: 
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Quant il furent bien confés, Si vi lur almes clarifié Cum est le solail en esté  9561
clarcir  clare  claré#1  clarer  claret#1  clarion  clarioner#1  clarioner#2  clarur  cler  cleré  clerement  clereseie  clerveant  desclarifier  esclarifier 
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