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reluire (s.xii1/3)

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

reluire (s.xii1/3)

reluisir,  relure;  reluser,  relusir, 
p.pres. reluisant,  reluissant,  relusant  
  FEW:  lucere 5,430a Gdf:  reluisir 6,767c GdfC:  reluire 10,532c TL: reluisir 8,695 DEAF:  luire (reluire)  DMF:  reluire 1  TLF:  reluire  OED:  reluce v.  / relucent adj.  / reluyse v.  MED:  relucen v.  / relusaunt adj.  DMLBS:  relucere 2743c

v.intrans.

1to emit or reflect light, shine, gleam
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Cuntre soleil reluisent cil adub, Osbercs e helmes i getent grant flambur  Roland 1808
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Relusent cil escu e cil helme flamboient  Rom Chev ANTS 2144
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Mais ne s'i sist pas longement, quant vit deus ommes soudement en blanc abit laienz entrer don li volz reluistrent tant cler q'il n'i pot fichier sa lumiere  Dial Greg SATF 15308
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Ainz se lusera (var. (B: s.xivin) reluira) com soleil en estez  Pet Phil 2908
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  La chaine de fin or esteit E a merveille reluseit  Mirur2 1560
2to be resplendent, spendid
( s.xii4/4; MS: s.xii4/4 )  S'il (=the emperor) ui reluist en sa purprine, Ne set se demein iert vermine  S Cath barking 1647

p.pr. as a.

1gleaming, shiny
( s.xii1/3; MS: c.1200 )  Crisolitus est nom de pere De mut reluisante manere  Lapid 221.536
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Mult i aveit mis gemmes e mult or reluisant  Becket1 6118
( c.1185; MS: s.xiii1/3 )  Od le glaive cler relusant  Proth ANTS 7989
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiv1 )  od raims e od palmes de fin or relusanz  Purg S Pat berol 603
2resplendent, splendid
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  En sapience vait montant K'il est de vertuz relusant  Salemon 7070

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See also:

luire1  reluisable  reluisance 
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