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purer1 (1212)

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

purer1 (1212)

purrer  
  FEW:  purare 1 6,908b Gdf:  purer 6,469a GdfC: TL: purer 7,2095 DEAF:  purer  DMF:  purer 1  TLF: OED:  pure v.  MED:  puren v.  DMLBS:  purare 2580b

v.trans.

also_fig.to purify, refine
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Car Deus ne receit a nul fuer De nuli don ne offerture S’ainceis de mautalent ne pure Son quer  Dial Greg SATF 20124
( 1351-52 )  receivent plate d’argent par pois; et ceo aprés ceo q’ils l’auront puré enfien  Rot Parl1 ii 242
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  Illuc qisez desque le maruil seit ben quit, pus le purez forement parmi un drap, cel colure usez pur dolour e seche touse  A-N Med ii 267
finan.(of a debt) to determine the value of
( 1294 )  Ke la dette seyt puree  Scot Docs 139
( 1285-1330 )  qe la dette soit trié et puree a l’eschekere  Eastry Lett 389.69
( 1323 )  et plusurs dettes de lour temps a trier et purer  Red Bk 932

v.refl.

eccl.femaleliturgicalBibl.theol.to be churched, purified (40 days after childbirth)
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Pour ce solonc la viele loy, Ma Dame, au temple trestout coy Te vien purer  GOWER Mirour 28233

p.p. as a.

culin.purified, refined
( MS: s.xv )  metez les en un boyste en mel puree  Five Med MSS 155.E408
menever puré
menever

p.p. as s.

skinsminiver with all grey trimmed off
( 1352 )  qe nulle [...] soit si hardi d'estre vestu [...] en nulle manere de vesture furree de pellure come de meneveyr, gris, purree de stranlyng, popelle des quirels, bys des conyns [et] des levres [...]   Deviance and Power 339
( 1402 )  furre de menyvere ne de puree, de gray ne de byce  Rot Parl1 iii 506
( 1406 )  qe null femme [...] use null furrure d’ermyne [...] ou puré de grey  Rot Parl1 iii 593

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See also:

pur1  purement  purisme  purité 
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