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[signifiement] (1121-35)
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[signifiement] (1121-35)

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senefiement,  sennefiement;  signefiement  
  FEW:  significare 11,603b Gdf:  segnefiement 1 7,356a GdfC: ∅ TL: senefiëment 4,438 DEAF:  senefier (senefiement)  DMF:  signifiement  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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meaning, significance: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Ore oez brievement Le signefiement: Ceste beste en verté Nus signefie Dé  Best ants 432
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Chi a [...] moult mal senefiement [...]  Rom de Rou wace i 138.3783
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Le .vii. est Libre veirement Par itele signefiement  Pet Phil 2382
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Al senestre espaule si est posé U[n] chesuble [...], K'est de ceo signefiement, Ke [...]  Lum Lais ANTS 11166
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  C’estoit figure et essampler Portant grant signefiement  GOWER Mirour 18246

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See also:

signifiance  significance  significacion  significavit  signifier 
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