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† enˈlumine, v. Obs.
Also 4–5 enlumyne, enlomyne.
[a. OF. enlumine-r, ad. late L. inlūmināre (in classical Lat. illūmināre), f. in- (see in-) + lūmen, lūmin-is light. Cf. illumine, illuminate, allumine. In sense 4 the word assumed the aphetic forms lumine, limn, the latter of which survives with modified sense.]
1. trans. To light up, illuminate; also transf.
1375Barbour Bruce viii. 228 Thair speris, thair pennownys, & thar scheldis Of licht Illumynit [v.r. enlumymyt] all the feldis. 1481Caxton Myrr. iii. xix. 176 The Sonne..enlumineth alle the other by his beaulte. 1581J. Bell Haddon's Answ. Osor. 488 So were y⊇ powers of her soule enlumined with the orient beames of his divine inspiration. 1596Spenser F.Q. v. Prol. 7 That same great glorious lampe of light, That doth enlumine all these lesser fyres.
b. To give sight to.
1495Caxton Vitas Patr. (W. de W.) iii. viii. 320 a, How fyue lytyll lyons beyng blynde were enlumyned by an holyman.
2. fig. To enlighten (ignorance, etc.); to throw light upon (a subject).
1393Gower Conf. III. 86 Theorike principalle..is enlumined Of wisdome. c1400Test. Love i. (1560) 272 b/2 Worldes and cloud atweene us twey woll not suffer my thoughts of hem to be enlumined. c1430Lydg. Lyfe & Pass. St. Albon (1534) A. ij, In hope his influence shall shyne My tremblyng penne by grace to enlumyne. 1509Barclay Shyp of Folys (1874) I. 121 Strengthynge the body, the herte enlumynynge. 1581J. Bell Haddon's Answ. Osor. 56 This kinde of people, enlumined by the Prince of darknes..did rayse out of hell, this newfangled monster of Transubstantiation.
3. To light, kindle (a fire).
1475Caxton Jason 19 Whiche enlumyned in him so terryble a fyre.
4. [Cf. med.L. lumina (lit. ‘lights’) the paintings in a MS.] To illuminate, adorn (MSS.) with coloured designs or miniatures. Also fig.
c1366Chaucer A.B.C. 73 Kalendeeres enlumyned ben þei. c1400Rom. Rose 1695 For it so welle was enlomyned. 1430Lydg. Chron. Troy Prol., For he enlumineth by craft and cadence, This noble storye with many freshe coloure Of Rethorik. 1525Ld. Berners Froiss. II. cc. (cxciv.) 609, I had engrosed in a fayre boke well enlumyned.
5. fig. To shed lustre upon, render illustrious or brilliant.
c1386Chaucer Clerk's T. Prol. 33 Fraunces Petrark..Enlumyned al Ytaille of poetrie. c1450Merlin xx. 326, Xij sones, where-of the londe of Bretaigne was after enlumyned. 1579E. K. in Spenser's Sheph. Cal. Ep. Ded., Those rough and harsh tearmes enlumine..the brightnesse of brave and glorious wordes. |