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alumer (1113-19)
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alumer (1113-19)

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aliumer;  allumer;  alomer;  enlumer,  eslumer;  enlumir  
  FEW:  *alluminare 24,340a Gdf:  alumer 1,243c / enlumer 3,198c / eslumer 3,488b GdfC:  alumer 8,94b TL: alumer 1,318 / enlumer 3,446 / eslumer 3,1105 DEAF:  alumer  DMF:  allumer  / enlumer  / eslumer  TLF:  allumer  OED:  aleme v.  MED:  alemen v.  DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to light: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  [...] Sur ço n'estout cirge alumer  S Brend mup 326
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Environ icel lit chandeilles aluma  Rom Chev ANTS 230
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Nuls ne alume sa chandeille Ki desuz mui sa clarté ceile  S Clem ANTS 7221
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Allumés, auncele, une frenole  BIBB ROTH (G) 465
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  il (=ploughmen) ne deyvent en lez boveries nul feu porter pur alumer pur eus memes achaufer, ne nule chaundele ne deyvent leynz alumer si ele ne seit en lanterne  HENLEY2 282.c54
♦to ignite, set on fire: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  par grant tricherie [...] Unt la cité tute enflambee. Oez cum il l'un alumee  Brut WACE 13592
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Aloment les mesons e ardent la bruere  Rom Chev ANTS 2764
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Sichelech alumames e arsimes  Liv Reis1 58
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  la meisun […] Une feiz alumé esteit  S Rich ANTS M460
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiim )  (the wife) La mesun pus aluma  Chastoiement Pere2 147
♦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 (var. (H: s.xiv1/4) en ert allumé)  GAIMAR1 3810 (var.)
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Car qui sereit tant alumez Ne fust de pecune assorbez Por qei q’il l’esperast aveir?  S Greg 2433
( MS: s.xiiiex )  L’amurs de vus tant m’alume Ke […]  Rom 15 (Dd.10.31) 245
2to light up, give light to: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  E le solail ke l’aluma  Pet Phil 2537
♦fig.to illuminate, enlighten: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Entendez que seint Pol nus dit -- Mult nus alume sun escrit  S Jean ANTS 4438
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Deu ovec els sunt Ki les alument en poeir  Mirur2 1922
3fig.to illuminate, add lustre to: 
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  mult aluma Seinte Eglise par sa seinte vie  TREVET Cron1 330.9
4to give sight to: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Le ciu mendivant alumat  Mirur3 4223
5 to regain sight: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  li mort i unt la vie, Li avogle i alument  Becket1 74

v.intrans.

1to provide light: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  Sa clarté li fait muer E d’autre maner alumer  Lapid 180.746
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  E ky al solail la (=beryl) tendra, Ignelement alumera  Lapid 84.400
2to catch fire, burn: 
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Feu prist par tut et aluma  S Nichol wace 426
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  A ces paroles descendid li fus, e la busche alumad  Liv Reis1 159

p.p. as a.

1lit, alight: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  uns musters Ki alques fust pleners De lampes alumees  Comput ANTS 2533
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Ele est esteille de mer clamee Ki tuz jurs nus est alumee De ver al port de sauveté  Lum Lais ANTS 6178
♦illumined: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  avis fut Ke la mesun fut alumee Del regard  boz Three Saints 11.176
2fig.resplendent: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  od beauté alumee  Horn 871

p.p. as s.

sighted person: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Mais Jesu Crist les (= people in darkness) aluma, E les alumez avogla  Mirur2 2088

See also:

aluminer  ralumer 
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