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mirur (1113-19)
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mirur (1113-19)

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mireor,  mireour,  mireur,  mirewer;  miroir,  miror,  mirore,  mirour;  mirreur,  mirror,  mirrour,  mirrur;  mureur,  murrour;  myrour,  myruer,  myrur  (merour  GAUNT1 ii 112,  merur  Horn 2708 (var.),  myrew  TLL i 339)  
  FEW:  mirari 6/ii,149a Gdf:  miroir 5,342c GdfC:  miroir 10,157b TL: mirëoir 6,77 DEAF:  mirer (mireoir)  DMF:  miroir  TLF:  miroir  OED:  mirror n.  MED:  mirour n.  DMLBS: ∅

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1implementdomesticmirror: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Pernez un mirreur, Esguardez le en l'ur: La furme que i verez Torte le conceverez  Comput ANTS 2657
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  en l'une meyn teingne un myruer (var. (Q: s.xiii2) mirror) e en l'autre un arc  Lapid 284.xxxvii
( MS: c.1250 )  hoc speculum: mirur  TLL i 417
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  la vit une damoisele qe se pignoit et regardoit en une mireour  Mandeville 118
♦fig.reflection, reflected light: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  del solail la grant luur Nus defent ver lur (=of stars) mireur  Pet Phil 2310
2model, archetype: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  al foer del contract de esposaille qe deit estre mireour a touz autres contractz  Mir Just 80
♦paragon, example (of virtue): 
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  deussez estre as autres essample e mireur  S Aub 551
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Fraunceys [...] ke esteyt ja parfyt E myrur au mund de seynteté  S Fran ANTS 2395
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Fai du paoun ton mireour  GOWER Mirour 23551
♦literaturebook of examples, guidance: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Les paroles des saives veit E lor mireors aperceit  Salemon 461
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Cest soume est apellé Speculum Ecclesie, ceo est a dire 'mirour de seinte eglyse'  Mirour Egl 3.2

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See also:

esmireur  mirer1  mire1  mirurer  mirurmakere 
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