Middle English Dictionary Entry
disclōsen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | disclōsen v. Also declosen, desclosen. |
| Etymology | From OF desclos, ppl. of desclore. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To open up (sth.); open (one's jaws).
Associated quotations
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)2.331 : Almaundes me may make With lettris growe, her shellis to disclose And write vpon the cornel.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)3632 : To drepe þaim as þaire first did, disclosid þai þe chaviles.
- a1500(1422) Yonge SSecr.(Rwl B.490)142/26 : Thow shalt thy graunges and thy gerners opyn, thy Sillers disclose.
2.
(a) To expose (sb. or sth.) to view, reveal; (b) to hatch (a young bird); (c) to make (sth.) known, reveal; show forth (sth.) by a token or symbol; expose (sth.) as (fraudulent); refl. reveal oneself, make known one's real nature; ~ herte, tell what is in (one's) heart.
Associated quotations
a
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)5.4030 : Sche..made hirselven invisible, As sche that was with Air enclosed And mihte of noman be desclosed.
- c1460(a1449) Lydg.MRose (Hrl 2255)62 : As gery March his stoundys doth discloose, Now reyn, now storm, now Phebus bright & cleere.
- c1450(?c1425) St.Eliz.Spalb.(Dc 114)115/38 : It maye not be perceyued þat she holdith þe sacramente in hir mouþe..or swolowes or decloseþ hit in her mouþe.
- c1450 Pilgr.LM (Cmb Ff.5.30)121 : But and j were wel disclosed and were seyn with inne, j shulde of neueroon be preysed.
- a1500(1413) *Pilgr.Soul (Eg 615)5.1.86b : I..saughe in to heuene, which was than to [me] disclosed and open.
b
- c1450 Pilgr.LM (Cmb Ff.5.30)112 : A brid that men clepeden sum time lucifer bredde me..anoon as j was disclosed and that j sigh [etc.].
- a1475 *Hrl.Bk.Hawking (Hrl 2340)2a : Firste to speke of hawkes they beth egges & afterward they be disclosed haukes.
c
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)1.3401 : Of that sche hath so wel desclosed The pointz wherof sche was opposed.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)3.435 : For as a Sive kepeth Ale, Riht so can Cheste kepe a tale; Al that he wot he wol desclose.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)8.1237 : Al hire herte sche discloseth.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)1.1024 : He gan disclose þe somme of his entent Vn-to his foolke.
- (1447) Shillingford30 : That the matter myght be disclosed before his gode lordship.
- c1460(a1449) Lydg.MRose (Hrl 2255)110 : Lawrer of martirs foundid on hoolynesse, -- Whit was maad red, ther tryumphes to discloose.
- c1450(?c1408) Lydg.RS (Frf 16)4917 : My dremyng, Which in this book I shal disclose.
- c1450 De CMulieribus (Add 10304)406 : Than hir self she gan for-to disclose, Feryde not to tell and vttyre pleyne, Whatt she wass.
- a1475(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Vit C.13)8229 : I declare myn gret vnhese, And disclose yow my mescheff.
- a1500 LRed Bk.Bristol1.153 : Thes bith the extorcions by takyng of priszes bi Robert Mayn watir bailly of Bristowe which by hym bith disclosyd falsely taken.
- a1500 ?Ros Belle Dame (Cmb Ff.1.6)348 : Then, in a rage, þeir councele is disclosed.