aparisance (c.1275)

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aparisance (c.1275)

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  FEW:  *apparescere 25,25a Gdf:  aparissance 1,322a GdfC: TL: aparissance 1,427 DEAF:  aparoir (aparissance)  DMF:  apparissance  TLF: OED: MED:  ap(p)arisaunce n.  DMLBS:
aparisaunce,  aparissance,  aparysaunce;  apparisance,  apparisaunce,  apparyssaunce  

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1appearance, look, features
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) Les avantdis signes de figures et de muevemens et d’aparisance de visage sunc plus certains  330.S165.3
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex ) Ipocresie ensi porte elle Apparisance du martire  1138
2 appearance, manifestation
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  seint Gregorie dit: 'Ki ne est enceint e enclos du mur de silence, la cité, ceo est le overture e l’aparisance de sa pensee, est nue e descoverte as darz del enemi'  183.29
theol.apparition, vision
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Un frere de la religyun, Aparceut e saveyt de veyr Ke Fraunceys aparust en le eyr E a ceus dona la beneçun [...]. Lé freres ke le sarmun oyrent Confort e solaz au quer sentyrent [...] De cele estraunge apparyssaunce. [...] Pus […] fu ben trové […] Ke la aparysaunce fu veritable  1744 and 47
3trace, sign
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  la terre se cloust sanz nul apparisaunce  280.15
4lawappearance (in court)
( 1313 )  Vous avez fet defaute aprés aparisaunce  Ed II xiv.ii 12
( 1315 )  de l’houre q’il apparut etc., la quele apparisaunce dona plein pouer et jur[i]sdiccioun a la court  Ed II xvi.i 43
aparance  aparant#1  apareir  apareisable  aparement#1  aparicion 
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