† awlenchv.
Obsolete.
To make splendid, adorn.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > invest with splendour
awlenchc1200
splendish1583
invest1607
splendoura1867
c1000 in Thorpe Charters 129 (Bosw.) Gewlenced mid sum dǽle Mercna ríces.]
c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 163 He awlencð his daie mid cloðes more þan him seluen.
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