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undare [CL] 1 (of body of water or sim.) to rise or move in waves, surge; b (transf.). sic maris undantes cumulos et caerula cludo Aldh. Aen. 48 (Vertico poli) 4; et salis undantes turgescunt aequore fluctus Ib. 92 (Farus) 2; mare fluctibus ~ans V. Cuthb. III 4. b floribus prata vernare, segetes aura ~are cernentes miramur Pull. Sent. 708B. 2 (of fluid) to flow, stream. b (trans.) to flow or stream over. tamen undantes vincunt incendia limphae, / ignibus aut atris siccantur flumina fontis Aldh. Aen. 54 (Cocuma duplex) 4; ~ante cruore W. Malm. GR II 161; cruor undat et inficit amnes J. Cornw. Merl. 122 (150); aque superjectus ~at in lacunari sed et ignem celestem in subposita traicit per berillum J. Sal. Pol. 542D. b his undatus omnibus vir virtutis tante / a ministro ceditur Poem S. Thom. 77; fecerat juramentum quod fluvium ipsum ad talem statum perduceret quod mulier ibi transire posset genibus non ~atis [ME: not wetyn here kneis] Itin. Mand. 32. 3 to have a wave-like form or appearance. b (trans.) to shape like a wave, give a wave-like form to, undulate. c (her.) to make wavy or undee, (also p. ppl. as adj.) wavy, undee. ‘r’ figuratur crispante lingua sive ~ante ad palatum Ps.-Gros. Gram. 23. b 1295 amictus ~atus ad modum vexilli Vis. S. Paul. 320. c 1295 cum caligis breudatis et frectatis, de armis palatis et ~atis Vis. S. Paul. 316; de armis palatis ~atis. ista ‥ arma palata sepius inveniuntur ~ata, sive undosa Upton 230; arma palata aliquando ~antur ‥ ideo dicuntur ~ata quia fiunt de duobus coloribus sibi invicem obviantibus ad modum inundantis aque ‥ portat arma barrata ~ata de nigro et albo et Gallice sic, il port barree undee de sable et d'argent Ib. 231. 4 (in gl.). ~o, -as, i. multiplicare Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 617.

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