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firmament1 (1113-19)

The form fermament2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

firmament1 (1113-19)

fermament,  fermement;  firmamend,  firmement  
  FEW:  firmamentum 3,569b Gdf: GdfC:  firmament 9,622a TL: firmament 3,1880 DEAF:  firmament F493 / fermer (fermament)  DMF:  firmament  TLF:  firmament  OED:  firmament n.  MED:  firmament n.  DMLBS:  firmamentum 951c

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1strength, support
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Loez nostre Segnor en ses sainz, loez lui el firmament de la vertud de lui  132.150.1
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Justise e jugement firmament (var. (B: s.xii4/4) fermement) de tun throne (Latin: Justitia et judicium firmamentum throni tui), misericorde e verted deva[n]cirunt ta face  162.LXXXVIII.14
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Levre de verté ki ne ment Ert perdurable firmament  7574
2fig.fortress
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Je amerai tei, Sire, la meie vertut, li Sire li miens firmamenz e li miens refuges e li miens delivrere  50.17.1
3astron.theol.firmament, sky, vault of heaven
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  [...] Del solail ad luur La lune e resplendur. Ceo est descrivement Qui est al firmament [...]  2784
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Aprés lur mort une comete [...] se demustrat al firmament  5143
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Si cum les esteiles […] Aluminent le firmament  2009
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  De l’eir e de l’ethere ensement E la force del firmament, D’enfer, del ciel e des planetes  222
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  Et si le defendour se peuse defendre jekes autaunt qe homme puse ver les esteyles el firmament  i 107
( c.1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  La firmament desuz, Ki esteilé est tuz, Del cel est ceint e clos  73
sky, air
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  La terre aval le ciel amunt, Mes grant espace entre sei unt, Kar ciel e terre sunt departi Par le firmament ki est enmi  8590
This is an AND2 Phase 2 (F-H) entry. © 2006-2008 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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