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[ FEW: 2/ii,1133a conversio; Gdf: 2,288a conversion; GdfC: 9,190b conversion; TL: 2,818 conversïon; DEAF: conversïon; DMF: conversion; TLF: conversion; OED: conversion n.; MED: conversioun n.; DMLBS: 480c conversio ]

converciun, conversioun, conversiun; cunversion

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1eccl.conversion:

( 1214; MS: 1214-16 ) por ço qe la convers[i]on Des Engleis dom faz mention Ert faite par cestui Gregoire 2173

( a.1399; MS: a.1399 ) aprés le fest del conversioun de seint Paule 117.20

2eccl.entry into religious life:

( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) molt ot grant perfection Benoit en sa conversion 3754

3way of life:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) G. le felun Ke ne creit nostre Deu ne sa conversion 3024

4astron.(of sun) conversion, the action of turning round:

( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) mes le dustre bien porveu le deit eschuire ce ke est a venir, ke la conversion del solail mué ne nuisse pas le jour 98.6

aver conversion

1to live:

( s.xiii¹; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Le roy […] La vout geter de sa maison U ele aveit conversion 1282

conversacion

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