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urner (s.xii1)

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urner (s.xii1)

horner;  orner;  ourner; 
p.p. orned  
  FEW:  ornare 7,417b Gdf: GdfC:  orner 10,243c TL: orner 6,1296 DEAF:  orner  DMF:  orner  TLF:  orner  OED:  orn v.  MED:  ournen v.1  DMLBS:  ornare 2057b

v.trans.

decor.to adorn, decorate
( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  de le oor e de le argent ke les roys e les princes li donerunt, refist e acrust la eglise moun seygour Seynt Jake e estably ewekes e chanoines solum la reule seynt Ysidore le Confessour e si la (=church) ourna de payles (=silk cloths) e de touz aurnemens ke coveneyunt a eglise  192
( 1416 )  la tressainte Trinité en sys jours creast et ournast tout le monde  iv 94

v. refl.

costumejewel. to adorn oneself, wear decorative jewellery or dress
( c.1270; MS: c.1270-75 ) bien se deit checun garder Par mal entente sey urner Pur estre le plus desiré  5824

p.p. as a.

decor.adorned, decorated
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  les filles d'icels composedes, avirun ornedes (var. (C: s.xiim) urnees) sicume semblance de temple  129.143.14
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  iloc vist un sege principal; Entre plusurs plus precyous Esteyt cely, e plus glorious, E urné de trenoble peres  2669
decor.decorated, with decorative patterns or images
( MS: s.xiiim )  hoc thoreuma: lit urné  i 424.315
( MS: s.xiii2 )  limbo: orné  ii 4
( 1483-84 )  plumbe, cheines de wyre sibien de laton come de fer, chaundelers de fer, grates hornés por lanternes  ii 495

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See also:

aurner1  urnement 
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