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omnipotent (s.xii1)
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The form onipotent is a cross reference to the following entry:

omnipotent (s.xii1)

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omipotent;  omnipoten,  omnipotens,  omnipotenz,  omnypotent,  ompnipotent;  onipotent  (emnipotent)  
  FEW:  omnis 7,352b Gdf:  onipotent 5,605c GdfC:  omnipotent 10,231b TL: omnipotent 6,1098 DEAF:  omnipotent  DMF:  omnipotent  TLF:  omnipotent  OED:  omnipotent a. and n.  MED:  omnipotent(e a.  DMLBS:  omnipotens 2021a

a.

theol.almighty, omnipotent (used in apposition to God): 
( s.xii1; MS: s.xiiim )  De ses mesfez amendement lui doint Deus omnipotent  S Cath fragm 197
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  E servent Deu omnipotent  S Gile1 3386
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1275 )  Deus omnipotent! Cel e terre, ewe e vent Trestut comunablement Sunt a tun comandement  Resur (C) 289
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Eve [...] Avaunt est venu dotousement Devaunt le Roi Onipotent  Serm Rawlinson 629
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  verray Dieus omnipotens  GOWER Mirour 28169

s.

theol.(in reference to God) The Almighty: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii1 )  Fort rei des reis en qui me fi, Omnipotent, merci vus cri  S Edm Pass ANTS 694
( 1255-59; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  omnipotent ki en cel tune Teus biens a Engletere dune Ki regne reis celestient En tuz tens en gloire, amen  S Edm (Rich) 2017
( 1415 )  le purpos avauntdit [...] fuit [...] approvee par Dieu l’emnipotent  Rot Parl1 iv 70

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potent 
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