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aluminer (1113-19)
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The form eluminer is a cross reference to the following entry:

aluminer (1113-19)

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alluminer,  eluminer,  elluminer,  enluminer,  esluminer  (enlimyner)  
  FEW:  *alluminare 24,344b / illuminare 4,560a Gdf:  aluminer 1,244b / enluminer 3,199a GdfC:  enluminer 9,472a TL: enluminer 3,447 / esluminer 3,1105 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  alluminer  / enluminer  / esluminer  TLF:  enluminer  OED:  enlumine v.  MED:  enluminen  DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to light, kindle: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) [...] Kar tu enumines la meie luiserne  Oxf Ps ANTS 51.17.31
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  unt un fu aluminé  Boeve 2129
♦fig.to inflame (with passion): 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  E quant la dame od lui beveit, Si la baisot cum custume esteit. Ele le baisot par simpleted, Mais li reis ert enluminet  GAIMAR1 3810
2to light up: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Cele part enlumine Li soleils quant decline  Comput ANTS 2645
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Lumer ke tuz cler[e]ment Alumina  S Fran ANTS 809
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  de sa bouche geta fu e fumee, dont la ville fust tot enluminee  Fouke ANTS 5.21
3to give light to: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiii2 )  Tut le mund enluminera, Pur ceste pere, qui l’avra  Lapid 209.161
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Si cum les esteiles […] Aluminent le firmament  Josaphaz2 2009
♦fig.to enlighten: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  (J.C.) Prist humaene figure E volt pur nus murir [...]; E par sa deïtéd Nus ad enluminet  Comput ANTS 1584
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  tu enluminas (Latin: illuminasti) mei  Camb Ps 226.CXVIII.102
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Les quels [Deu] ellumina en science  Secr abernun 1392
4to illuminate, paint: 
( 1300; MS: s.xiv1 )  en la baniere inde portoit Les croissans de or enluminez  Eight Rolls 109.369
( 1376 )  nostre missal et nostre portehors, lesquelx nous mesmes avons fait faire et enlimyner de noz armures  Black Prince Test 228
( 1397 )  un large missale novel de velym bien escript et esluminez  Gloucester Inventory 298
5fig.to make illustrious: 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Ensemble furent martirizé, Bretaigne est enluminé  Brut Royal 3538
6to give, restore sight to: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  li Sires enlumined (Latin: illuminat) les ceus (Latin: caecos)  Camb Ps 258.CXLV.7
( c.1184; MS: s.xiiiex )  vint a lui (blind man) en grant clarté Si ad ses oils enluminé E sein rendu  S Thom beneit1 1949
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Pus sa neyssaunce enveugle esteyt, Ne vist unkes pus ke fust né. Par seyn Fraunceys fust allumyné  S Fran ANTS 8081
( MS: 1330-40 )  e la Jesu eslumina le um qe fust nee veogle  Acre to Jerusalem2 130.58

v.refl.

to light, kindle: 
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  les trois fieuz se purroient le meultz alumyner et la fume entrer les pertuz  Sz Med1 109

v.intrans.

aluminer a
fig.to give light to: 
( MS: 1155-60 )  Enluminer a cez (Latin: Illuminare his) ki en teniebres […] sient  Camb Ps 284.12
aluminer sur
fig.to enlighten: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Tun vult enlumine (Latin: illumina) sur tun serf  Camb Ps 229.CXVIII.135

p.p. as a.

ablaze, on fire: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  L’isle virent aluminé E cuverte de fumé  S Brend mup 1165
♦fig.inspired, lit up: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  livre (=breast of J.C.) ou fine amor blanchoie, Enluminé de fine joie, Adonc tes foilz pur moi desploie  Ross ANTS 5190
♦fig.inflamed: 
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  jeo estoie par cele pecché si enluminee de fieu de luxure  Sz Med1 52

See also:

alumer 
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