blancheier (s.xii2/4)
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blancheier (s.xii2/4)

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  FEW:  *blank 15/i,141a Gdf:  blanchoier 1,656b GdfC: ∅ TL: blanchoiier 1,987 DEAF:  blanc (blanchoiier)  DMF:  blanchoyer  TLF:  blanchoyer  OED:  blanch v.1  MED:  blaunchen v.  DMLBS: ∅
blanchier,  blanchoier  

v.n.

1colourto be white: 
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Par ceste barbe que veez blancheier, Li duze per mar i serunt jugez!  261
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  Trenche la coife del jacerant dublier. La jowe enprent od trestut le jower, Si que les denz en vit um blanchier  1453
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Ore me dites [...] Quele terre ço est [...] U jo vei ces dras blancheier [...]?  2153
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Jhesu, [...] ton vis [qi] plus qe lis blanchoie, Pales devient [...]  1654
♦fig.to gleam, sparkle with brilliance: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Livre ou fine amor blanchoie, Enluminé de fine joie, Adonc tes foilz pur moi desploie  5188
blanc  blanchir 
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