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esclarcir (1113-19)

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FEW: *exclaricire 3,276a Gdf: esclarcir 3,401a GdfC: esclarcir 9,516b TL: esclarcir 3,915 DEAF: esclarcir DMF: éclaircir TLF: éclaircir OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

esclairzir, esclarcer, esclarcier; esclarger, esclargier, esclargir, esclarjer; esclarsier, esclarsir, esclarzier, esclarzir, esclarzyr; esclergir, esclarisir 202, escharsir Ed II xvi 46

v.a.1to make clear, sharpen (eyes, sight) ♦ to light up 2to enlighten, illumine 3to shed light on, explain, elucidate ♦ to give light to, enlighten ♦ to state clearly, specify 4to reveal 5to polish 6to purify, refine 7to clear, thin out 8to clear away, get rid of
v.n.1(of day) to break ♦ to become bright(er) ♦ to be illuminated ♦ to shine, gleam, sparkle with light
v.refl.1to become bright 2(of day) to break
p.p._as_a.1bright ♦ filled with light ♦ (of day) dawned ♦ glorified, in glory

v.a.

1to make clear, sharpen (eyes, sight):

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiii¹ ) [...] si Deu esclarcist la veue Que puissent passer la nue (D) 1657

( MS: s.xiii¹ ) (agates) unt mestier Pur la veue esclargier 160.92

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^m ) A tant lur [sunt] esclarci Li oil, que erent obscurci 7354

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: c.1245 ) Item bevez chescun jur jun l’aune e mangez rue, si vus esclarzirunt les oilz que al soleil lusant verrez les esteiles 112.36

( c.1270; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) (taking hot baths) La face e la veue esclarsist 1660

♦to light up:

( s.xii¹; MS: 1155-60 ) esclergis(Latin: illustra) la tue face, e si serum salf 147.LXXIX.7

( 1174-75; MS: s.xii^ex ) Les murs e les tureles li soleilz esclarzie 1346

( s.xiii^1/4; MS: s.xiii^m ) Li soleiz raie qui les armes esclargist 1731

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) Quant cele esteile ert esclarzie, Suvint lur de la prophecie 2064

( 1256; MS: c.1300 ) il semble dreit Ke chescun jor comencé seit Kant cele clarté se appara Ke le jour esclarcira [...] 446

2to enlighten, illumine:

( c.1270; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) E ja de plus tart [...] Ne fu sa vie esclarsie D’esperit k’aveit de prophecie 1037

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiv^m ) la viwe de soun entendement serreit esclarsi 126

3to shed light on, explain, elucidate:

( 1113-19; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Gerland en ad ditet E asez esclarjet 3124

( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) Le chief de chasq’une partie (=of the Dialogues) E la fin vos esclarzirai 211

( c.1241; MS: s.xiii² ) vus veez ben ke pur mun dreyt esclarzir e pur saver plus certeynement l’estat de ma gent [...] 390

( c.1270; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Sicum al livere ke mut aprés Ert esclarsi 44

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) Mes gardez coment je ke vus voil esclarir (var. (BN: s.xivⁱⁿ) esclarcir) 235.20

( 1315 ) [...] einz est leur dreit plus plainement esclarzi i 349

♦to give light to, enlighten:

( 1273-82; MS: s.xiv^ex ) Puis esclairz[it] tes reis demeine [...] Quant vin fesiz de la fonteine 241

♦to state clearly, specify:

( 1325 ) le dit Roi d’Engleterre serroit tenuz a rendre [...] les despens, f[r]aiz et cous desusditz et la quantité esclarcie i 261

4to reveal:

( s.xiii¹; MS: s.xiii^m ) Le sort par ki le larecin fud entercié [...] tost u tard suvent esclaire par aucun endice le pecchur ii 27

5to polish:

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) Li homme ke vus medit [...] est vostre lime ki vus esclarcit e vus eslime 7.28

6to purify, refine:

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) verraie amur ke esnettist e esclarsist du tut le quer de homme 138.28

7to clear, thin out:

( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 ) devant ses colps les rengs sunt esclarci (E) 3795

8to clear away, get rid of:

( c.1200; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Si lur ferum lur grant joie acurter E nostre doel si faimes esclargier! (B) 8846

v.n.

1also_fig.(of day) to break:

( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii ) Ce fu a un matin, que l’aube iert esclarcie, Que li oiselez chantent et la rose est florie i 119.3183

♦to become bright(er):

( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv¹ ) la bone renumee [...] Ke esclargist tuizjurs aprés 1869

♦to be illuminated:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Vient amont l’arbre une raie de ciel flambie. De la clarté del ray le seint leu esclarsie 7163

♦also_fig.to shine, gleam, sparkle with light:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Mult est la noise grant e fiere la compaignie. Plus de cent mil sunt cil qe Alisandre guie; Trestote la terre d’environ esclarzie 3483

( c.1275; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Par myracles de estraungerye Esclarsist la vertu de sa vye 6308

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) de tant com li mal plus longement dure, de tant en esclarsist plus vostre coroune 257.29-30

v.refl.

1to become bright:

( MS: s.xii^2/4 ) Cele ne.l veit vers lui ne s'esclargisset; Quant ele.l veit, ne poet muer ne riet 958

( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) La sente as justes s’esclargist E come soleil resplendist 3435

2(of day) to break:

( 1174-75; MS: s.xii^ex ) E puis le matin, quant le jor s’esclarzie 1746

p.p._as_a.

1bright:

( c.1230; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) li seinz sunt plus lusant assez Ke li soleil quant en esté est esclarcez 2831 var. B

♦filled with light:

( c.1235; MS: c.1235 ) Voient apertement li jovre e enchani Le sepulcre Auban ke tut fu esclarci 1069

♦(of day) dawned:

( c.1200; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) quant l’aube fu esclarzie (B) 5984

♦fig.glorified, in glory:

( c.1235; MS: c.1235 ) Auban [...] Pur ki fere deingna Deus vertuz en ceste vie, E aprés la mort du cors pur l’alme esclarcie 1446

( c.1275; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Merveyluse esteyt sa vie, En sa mort fu ben esclarzye 6202

clarcir enclarcir esclarer esclariser

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