enoscurcir (s.xiii2/4)

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enoscurcir (s.xiii2/4)

  FEW:  obscurus 7,281a Gdf:  enoscurcir 3,215b GdfC: TL: enoscurcir 3,481 DEAF:  oscur (enoscurcir)  DMF:  enobscurcir  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:
enobscurcir,  enoccurcir,  enocurzir  

v.a.

1astron.to darken, eclipse
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1255 )  Et que la tierce partie del soleil et de la lune et des estoilles est enoccurci signefie que ceus que le diable ne poet essorber par mescreantise, il lur toust la grace par male oevre  41
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiv1 )  Come le soleuz pass la lune a midi, Aussi cele clartez que lo pays covri, Par senblant, le soleyl dou tut en ocurzi (l. enocurzi)  (T) 44.640
2to obscure, conceal
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  soeffrez toun viaire Enoscurcir soz le suaire =shroud  4552

v.n.

1 to become dark, lose brightness or brilliance
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 ) Topace, ki a culur de or e de cler eir, Ki enoscurcist par froter e devient neir, Signefie les seinte genz religius  4223
enoscurir  oscurcir 
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