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celestien (1163-70)
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celestien (1163-70)

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celestein,  celestian,  celestiein;  selestien  
  FEW:  caelestis 2/i,34b Gdf:  celestien 2,9c GdfC: ∅ TL: celestiien 2,101 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  célestien  TLF: ∅ OED:  celestien adj.  MED:  celestien adj.  DMLBS:  caeleitas 237a / caeles 237a

a.

1celestial, heavenly: 
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii2 )  Nient pur terriene haur Mais pur celestiene amur  S Edw barking 1462
( MS: s.xiii4/4 )  celeste iubar: celestiene clarté  TLL ii 11
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  tute la celestiene compaignie des seinz  Ancren2 61.15
2sky-blue: 
( 1415; MS: s.xv1/4 )  iiii russet de Colchestere scarletz, bloyes ou pers selestiens  Man lang ANTS 76.9
seint sené celestien
sené1

s.

heavenly being: 
( MS: s.xiv1 )  (BVM:) Ke estes joie a celestiens E vie duce a cristiens  MLR 13 315.11

See also:

celestrin 
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