tresluire (s.xii1/3)
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tresluire (s.xii1/3)

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[FEW: 5,431a lucere; Gdf: 8,52b tresluire /8,52b tresluisant; GdfC: ∅; TL: 10,609 tresluire; DEAF:  luire (tresluire; tresluisant); DMF:  tresluire; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 3483a translucere]
trelure; 
p.pr. traesluisant; 
p.pr. tresluant,  tresluisant,  tresluisaunt; 
p.pr. treslusant,  treslusaunt,  treslussant  

v.n.

1to be translucent, allow light to pass through: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: c.1200 )  Mais cele =sapphire est la mieldre que hom trovet en la terre as Turcs; icele ne tresluist mie  98.iii.6
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiiex )  Sapphires from Turkey Cil sunt obscur, cil ne trelusent mie  120.ii.6

p.pr.

1translucent, allowing light to pass through: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Mais cele =jasper est mieldre [...] Ke est verte e tresluisant  33.152
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiiex )  Saphirs [...] sunt semblable al pur cel et treslusaunt d’une gentil culur ynde parmi utre  120.ii.3-4
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  [...] Ky est verte e treslusanz  81.314
2most illustrious: 
( MS: 1410-15 )  Pur ce qe loos treslussant (Latin: Fama prelucida) par tout iceste pais resone de vostre maisturel reverence  418.83b
( MS: 1415-20 )  tres luant seignur d'Irlande  (T) 169r
luire#1  tres#1 
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