illusion (s.xii1)

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illusion (s.xii1)

[gdw]

[ FEW: 4,561a illusio; Gdf: 4,544a illusion; GdfC: 9,782b illusion; TL: 4,1334 illusïon; DEAF: I79 illusion; DMF:  illusion; TLF:  illusion; OED:  illusion n.; MED:  illusioun n.; DMLBS: 1216a illusio ]
illusioun,  illusiun  

s.

1illusion, vain apparition
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  si li maufé n’enginnast Sovent la gent e dejenast En songe par illusion  19173
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  E li malfez pur desturber Se peinent de l'enfantomer Par sunges, par avisiuns, E par altres illusiuns  2146
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  soy defent de la feintise Du deable, qui [...] Devant nous sa temptacioun Presente plain d’illusioun  14695
make-believe, appearance which deceives
( 1393-94 )  ascuns estranges [...] encountre loy et custume tiegnent escoles generales de gramer en vostre dite citee, en deceite et illusion des enfantz  iii 324
2mockery, being mocked
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  De la nativité Jhesu Crist e de sa cappcion a matines. De la resurrection e de sa illusion a prime  5.(B)37
(object of) mockery
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Fait sumes reproce a noz veisins, subsannatiun e illusiun a icels chi en nostre avirunement sunt  90.78.4
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illusion