eclipse (s.xii1/3)
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eclipse (s.xii1/3)

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  FEW:  eclipsis 3,204b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  eclipse 9,422c TL: eclipse 3,13 DEAF:  eclipse E23 DMF:  éclipse  TLF:  éclipse  OED:  eclipse n.  MED:  eclipse n.  DMLBS:  eclipsis 1 745b
eclips,  eclipsim,  eclipsin,  eclipsium;  eclyps,  eclypse;  esclips,  esglips  

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1astron.eclipse, obscuring of the light from a celestial body: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Ce ert avis […] Ke novels eclypses sera  52.604
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Et or mustrum la fin de lunal eclipsin  2754
( s.xii2/4; MS: c.1200 )  (heliotrope) fait le soleil devenir ruge, e si fait nuvel eclipsim (var. (H: c.1200) eclipse)  104.XXIV.3
( s.xiii2; MS: c.1300 )  eclyps del soleyl  862
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm ) quant al esglips (var. (L: s.xiv/xv) esclips ) del solail et de la lune  117.11
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex ) L'eclips encontre sa nature La cliere jour faisoit oscure  28753
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