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1 micare [CL] 1 to quiver, vibrate. vibrat, ~at GlC U 171; dextrarios ‥ ~antes auribus W. Fitzst. Thom. prol. 11. 2 to emit light, flash, gleam; b (of heavenly body or sim.); c (of flash, spark, or sim.); d (fig.). coruscare, radiare, ~are, gliscere, nitere Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 142. b 672 quamvis ‥ rus ‥ quemadmodum poli cardines astriferis ~antium vibraminibus siderum, ornetur Aldh. Ep. 5 p. 492; quasi fulgor stellae ~antis inter tenebras Bede HE V 12 p. 306; donec ei pleno lumen in orbe micat Alcuin WillV 34. 6; multa per innumeras micuere lumina terras, / late per populos Domini pia gratia fluxit, / ‥ Mir. Nin. 9; 1189 ille Lucifer matutinus omni ~anti stella ~antior P. Blois Ep. 172. 467B; sol sine nube micans, per te Cistercius ordo / fulget ut aurora totoque relucet in orbe (Vers.) M. Rievaulx 14. 5. c ibi inter flammas ignium et ~antia fulgura fragor quoque tonitruorum et clangor sonabat bucinae Bede Hom. II 17. 194; mox fulgura terribilia ~uerunt que magos cum templo consumpserunt Hon. Spec. Eccl. 1014C. d tam ardenter suaves scintillae ~abant Anselm (Or. 13) III 52; nox te [Christe] micante turbida serenatur J. Howd. Cant. 322. 3 to shine with reflected light, flash, glitter; b (of part of body); c (of precious stone); d (of artefact); e (fig.). 10‥ ac ~are, and scinefrian WW. b simplices syderea / luce micant ocelli P. Blois Carm. 4. 3a. 41; duo oculi ut duo luminaria in celo ~ant Hon. Eluc. 1116B; cornicis faciem adequat lilio, / quam dicit gracius micare Cinthio Walt. Wimb. Palpo 142. c topazion ut aqua ~at GlC T 210. d mucronibus undique ~antibus ac flammis crepitantibus Gildas EB 24; a797 nec unius parvissimi et variis motibus vibrantis in sole spurcitiam athomi offendimus in eis, sed cristallina puritate ~antia [sc. pocula] Alcuin Ep. 60; abstinentie illius est inditium, quod nichil ibi ‥ videas fulgurare auro, renidere gemma, ~are argento W. Malm. GR IV 337. e nec non terra micat caelestibus inclyta signis Alcuin SS Ebor 392; quanta namque est luxilla, de qua ~at omne verum quod rationali menti lucet Anselm (Prosl. 14) I 112; subdita sic ratio formam summe rationis / sordibus expulsis induit, inde micat J. Sal. Enth. Phil. 636; sic michi sis amodo vita in premio, vita micasura [? l. micatura] ignara mortis, vita secura oblita timoris Ric. Armagh AP 22. 4 (of person) to shine, excel, be notable. virginitate micans gaudet amica cohors (Vers.) Bede HE IV 18 p. 247; tempore nam micuit Wilfridus episcopus illo Alcuin SS Ebor 577; 804 quidam enim caritate abundat; quidam humilitate ~at Alcuin Ep. 272; clara David de stirpe sacra micat ecce Maria Wulf. Brev. 105; milite quodam ‥ pre aliis in hac defensione virtute ~ante Gir. EH I 25; bene dicit quicquid dicat, / nam quicunque veste micat / alter Cato creditur Walt. Wimb. Van. 30.

2 micare [LL] , to crumb, crumble, break into small pieces. to mye brede, ~are, interrere CathA; to mulbrede, interere, ~are Ib.; to crimbil, ~are, minuere Levins Manip. 127; to crum, minuere, ~are Ib. 188.

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