2to burnish, polish:
(
1160-74;
MS: s.xvii
)
Mout voissiez viande atraire [...], apareillier escuz et armes [...], espees et healmes forbir, Haubers relier, espiez brunir
ii 317.260
(
1273-82;
MS: s.xivex
)
(God) Puis les
(=saints) burnist e desoscure
3014
1to gleam, shine:
(
s.xiii1/4;
MS: s.xiiim
)
Par tut burnient espees e healmes
610
1gleaming, shining, burnished:
(
MS: s.xii2/4
)
La bataille est e merveillose e grant; Franceis i fierent des espiez brunisant
1621
♦
colourbrown:
(
1214-16;
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
Charlemayne nostre empererz estoyt brunys des chevus
949
2gleaming, shining, burnished:
(
s.xii2/4;
MS: c.1200
)
Adamas est clere cume cristal, mais que ele ad colur de fer brunit
97.I.2
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
les healmes burnois
3784
(
c.1240;
MS: c.1300
)
une grant temple [...] de fin or burnir
249.166
(
1347
)
Jeo devys [...] les coverturs burnutz de plate qui sount pour mon destrer
i 43
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