Middle English Dictionary Entry
splendǒure n.
Entry Info
| Forms | splendǒure n. Also splendor(e, splendure, (error) speldor. |
| Etymology | L splendor & OF splendor, splendour, splendur. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Radiance, brilliance; also fig.; also, ?the source of magnificence or excellence; -- said of Christ.
Associated quotations
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)44a/b : Nitor..speldor [Hrl 1738: splendor].
- c1429 Mirror Salv.(Beeleigh)866 : Wheneuer Seint Josep loked on thilk virgyns floure Se he of hire to sprede ane hoege divyne splendoure.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)180/82 : In þe sunne consydyr ȝe thyngys thre, The splendure, þe hete, and þe lyght, as þo thre partys but oo sunne be.
- a1500 Add.Hymnal (Add 34193)456/16 : Thow ordaunt lyght, thow fadyrs feyr splendore [L splendor]..Intend, gud lorde..To thy seruantes.