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sepucre (s.xii1)

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

sepucre (s.xii1)

sepulcre,  sepulchre  
  FEW:  sepulcrum 11,485a Gdf: GdfC:  sepulcre 10,664a TL: sepulcre 9,503 DEAF:  sepulcre  DMF:  sépulcre  TLF:  sépulcre  OED:  sepulchre n.  MED:  sepulcre n.  DMLBS:  sepulcrum 3037c

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sepulchre, tomb, grave
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  sepulchre aovranz est li guitrun d'icels (=my enemies)  Oxf Ps ANTS 44.5.11
( c.1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Dunc resusciterunt Tut icil ki mort sunt; Lur sepulchre larrunt  Sibile 1137
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Lu cors enterrerent [...] Dedenz un sepulcre marbrin  Dial Greg SATF 16719
( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  (J.C.) fu mys en sepucre e resuscita le tyrz jour de mort a vy  Turpin 753
( c.1325; MS: c.1325 )  les chivalers que gardeyent Jhesus dedenz son sepucre  Bible Holkham 56.66.9
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  bon Joseph [...] Le corps (=of J.C.) [...] ad pris [...], Et puis luy ad [...] En un sepulcre ensevelis  GOWER Mirour 28776
theol. Holy Sepulchre (as a holy site)
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Li vaslez ert de poi de aage, Quant al pere vint en corage De Jerusalem visiter E al sepulcre Deu orer  Rom de Rou wace i 270.2926
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1275 )  Al sepulchre s’en vet en dreit pelerinage  Purg S Pat berol (Ch) 863
( 1415 )  pur visiter le sepulcre et la terre de promission  Reg Chich iii 406.5
seint sepucre (de Jerusalem)
theol. Holy Sepulchre (as a holy site)
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii2 )  Ne demurat mie grantment Que pur saint sepulchre requere  S Edw barking 4299
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  si estoit departi de sa mesoun en pelrenage [...] vers les parties de outre meer a Sainct Sepulcre de Jerusalem en general passage ovekes autres croicez  BRITT ii 346
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  la esglise de Seint Sepulcre  Anon Chr1 142.17
( MS: c.1400 )  auxi vereyment come soen (=J.C.’s) seynt corps en la seynt sepulcre reposa [...]  Five Med MSS 69.T3

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See also:

sepucral  sepulture 
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sepulchre