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soler¹ (s.xii¹)

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

soler¹ (s.xii¹)

seler; solair, soleir, solere, solier, solir

FEW: solarium 12,36b Gdf: solier 7,458c GdfC: ∅ TL: solier 9,804 DEAF: solier DMF: solier 1 TLF: ∅ OED: sollar n.1 MED: soler(e n. DMLBS: solarium 2 3114c

As with suel, the present entry attests the sense of 'throne' which is not found in its Latin etymon. It may reflect the influence of Latin solium.

1archit.sollar, upper room:

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) 'En cel solier, Rei, trop junez, alez mangier' GAIMAR¹ 3777

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Li portiers les guiad [...] Sus al haut solier, ki fud fait par estage Horn 1355

( c.1275; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) de un soler Ou fu muntee a bosyner Avalaunt chey S Fran ANTS 8346

( s.xiii^3/4; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Solium gallice solir, nos habemus cenaculum Dictionnaire hébreu 155.66

( c.1334; MS: s.xiv^m ) fist trebucher Jezabel [...] de son soler tanqe a la terre TREVET Cron¹ 56.15

( 1417 ) toutz les terres et tenemenz, mesons, shopes et soleres, ové toutz lour appurtenances Goldsmiths’ Reg Deeds , f. 173-4

♦theol.heaven, paradise:

( s.xiii¹; MS: s.xiii^m ) li fruiz en sa propre furme e en sa pleniere vertu est el celestien soler lasus Joshua Sermons ii 33

2build.stable, stall:

( MS: s.xiii ) stabula: solerz TLL ii 3

3also_fig.throne, chair of state:

( s.xii¹; MS: c.1145 ) Que il seced ot princes, e solier (Latin: solium) de glorie tienged Oxf Ps ANTS 133.III.12

( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) ferm maint soleir de justice, Ne muet ne ne crollet pur vice Salemon 9403

( c.1192; MS: c.1275 ) Ces treis (=men of rank) par nun seient tuz dis Juste la trone e le soler De ma glorie pur eshaucier Pr Jean³ 137.Y883

sire del halt soler

also_fig.theol.lord of Heaven:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) E issi le guarit li sires del hal[t] soler Horn 4831

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