reluire (s.xii1/3)

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reluire (s.xii1/3)

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[ FEW: 5,430a lucere; Gdf: 6,767c reluisir; GdfC: 10,532c reluire; TL: 8,695 reluisir; DEAF:  luire (reluire); DMF:  reluire 1; TLF:  reluire; OED:  reluce v. / relucent adj. / reluyse v.; MED:  relucen v. / relusaunt adj.; DMLBS: 2743c relucere ]
reluisir,  relure;  reluser,  relusir, 
p.pres. reluisant,  reluissant,  relusant  

v.n.

1to emit or reflect light, shine, gleam
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Cuntre soleil reluisent cil adub, Osbercs e helmes i getent grant flambur  1808
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Relusent cil escu e cil helme flamboient   2144
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Mais ne s'i sist pas longement, quant vit deus ommes soudement en blanc abit laienz entrer don li volz reluistrent tant cler q'il n'i pot fichier sa lumiere  15308
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Ainz se lusera (var. (B: s.xivin) reluira) com soleil en estez  2908
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  La chaine de fin or esteit E a merveille reluseit  1560
2to be resplendent, spendid
( s.xii4/4; MS: s.xii4/4 )  S'il =the emperor ui reluist en sa purprine, Ne set se demein iert vermine  1647

p.pr._as_a.

1gleaming, shiny
( s.xii1/3; MS: c.1200 )  Crisolitus est nom de pere De mut reluisante manere  221.536
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Mult i aveit mis gemmes e mult or reluisant  6118
( c.1185; MS: s.xiii1/3 )  Od le glaive cler relusant  7989
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiv1 )  od raims e od palmes de fin or relusanz  603
2resplendent, splendid
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  En sapience vait montant K'il est de vertuz relusant  7070
luire#1  reluisable  reluisance 
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