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cliner2 (1155)
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cliner2 (1155)

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cligner,  clinger,  clinier,  clinner;  cloiner,  cloingner;  cluignier,  cluiner,  cluner,  clunier  
  FEW:  *cludiniare 2/i,799b Gdf:  clignier 2,153c GdfC:  clignier 9,109c TL: cluignier 2,505 DEAF:  cluignier  DMF:  cligner  TLF:  cligner  OED:  cloyne n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  cludere 363b

v.trans.

to wink (an eye): 
( s.xiii2/3; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  homme peut cliner le oil  Peines1 87va26

v.intrans.

to blink, wink: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Mult li ad ris e mult clunied E maint semblant fait d'amistied  Brut WACE 8593
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Des oilz suvent li cluina sus  Josaphaz2 1557
( c.1290; MS: s.xivin )  Hom clune (M.E. winketh) des euz natureument Quant naturel somoil le prent  bibb MS (C) 14r
( MS: s.xiii2 )  Quei deret [sic] vus […] quant reson serra demaundé de tote vostre vie cum vus le avez mené dekes ataunt de tens cum vus poez de l’oyl cligner  (ms. digner) ?  Anecdota 8
( 1266-1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  fie[b]le regart de l’oil et ki sovent cloingne des oils  Waterford busby 331.S167.5
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Homme d’oile clune (M.E. M[an] with ee wynkyth)  Nominale 179
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  un de ses clercs chauntoit cloinant des oils  TREVET Cron1 298.21
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