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veler1 (c.1170)
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veler1 (c.1170)

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veleier  

v.trans.

1to conceal, hide: 
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  [...] tiels tesmoyns qi ne voilent ne sevent celer la verité  Secr anon 8.51
2eccl.to veil, receive into an order of nuns: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Seinte S. [...] Receut le veil et fu veleié  S Audree1 2381
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  Alianore fu velee nonaine a Ambesburs  TREVET Cron1 328.21
faire veler
1to veil, put a veil over: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Son chief fist veler et fu none  S Audree1 1209
2eccl.to veil, receive into an order of nuns: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Nobles puceles i fait veler, Qui a Deu se vunt duner  S Modw 339
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  Et puis fist veler [...] dame Marie  TREVET Cron1 346.22
se faire, se lesser veler
eccl.to take the veil: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Nobles dames [...] ke a nonaines se funt sacrer E se lessent pur Deu veler  S Modw 7444
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  la miere le roi E. [...] se fist veler nonaine  TREVET Cron1 346.19
nonein velee
professed nun: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Jesu Crist servirai, nonain me frai veler  Horn 3872

p.p. as a.

veiled, in an order of nuns: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  Une habesse ad espusee, Une grosse dame velee  Fol Trist ANTS 232
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  nonein velee ke ordenement porte le veil  Ancren2 207.10

See also:

veil1 
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