Middle English Dictionary Entry
alẹ̄men v.
Entry Info
| Forms | alẹ̄men v. Sg. 3 alẹ̄með, alēomeð, alīmeð, alūmeð. |
| Etymology | OE ālȳman & lēoma light. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To give light to; enlighten (the soul, etc.).
Associated quotations
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)7 : For to aleomen hem of rihte bileue.
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)107 : Þat godes giue is betere þe alimeð þe man of fiffolde mihte: his egen to sen, his earen to listen [etc.].
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)109 : Leomene fader..al þis middelherd alemeð..alemeð..aleomeð.
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)141 : Hur eiðer alumð þe se, þat is þis woreld, of faire forbisne.
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)161 : He is þat soðe liht þe lihted alle men þe..aleomed ben.