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lanterne (1160-74)
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lanterne (1160-74)

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lantern;  launterne  (lanter,  lantre  TLL ii 110.62 ),
(pl. caternis (l. laternis)  TLL ii 61.91)  
  FEW:  lanterna 5,166a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  lanterne 10,63b TL: lanterne 5,157 DEAF:  lanterne  DMF:  lanterne 1  TLF:  lanterne  OED:  lantern n.  MED:  lantern(e n.  DMLBS:  lanterna 1551b

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1domesticlantern, lamp, portable and encased light: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Une lanterne fist li dus Metre en sa nef el mast desus, Que les altres nes la veissent  Rom de Rou wace ii 124.6447
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  E nul charetter ne porte feu ne chaundele en lez estables sy la chandele ne seit en launterne  HENLEY2 282.c52
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Kar la clareté Deu le ellumine E li aigneus est sa launterne  Apoc giffard 4256
( c.1340 )  porter une lanterne [...] en la haultesse de son mast  Blk Bk Adm 16
2domesticoil lamp, light (on a candelabrum): 
( MS: s.xivm )  un chaundelabre de or od tantes de lanters com oels  S Jer 3vb
apporter, vendre (la) vessie pur lanterne
to deceive, mislead, hoodwink: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Cuvetise [...] vus avogle, ceo veez ben. Por lanterne vus vent vessie  Josaphaz2 137
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Car molt est plein de tricherie Qui por lanterne vent vessie  Dial Greg SATF 84
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  A bon dreit por fols nos tendront Desquant la verité savront, Car por lanterne la vessie Lor aportons  S Greg 2295

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lanterner 
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