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Quotation dates: 1399-1599, 1687
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Paradis(e, -ys(e, -ice, -yce, n. Also: parra-, pera-. [Early ME., ME., and e.m.E. paradis (12th c.), -ise, -yse, OF. paradis, L. paradīs-us, (also early ME. and ME. parais etc., OF. paraïs, -ës).] Paradise. a. Heaven. b. The terrestrial Paradise, the Garden of Eden. c. Allusively, in verse.Also attrib. with -ȝet (in sense a).a. a1400 Legends of the Saints x. 200.
God … brocht hyme til hewyne-lyk paradyse c1420 Wynt. vii. 2391.
Oure kyng … Past … To the joy off paradys [C. -dise] 1456 Hay I. 33/31.
The everlestand lyf that is the soverane joye of paradis 1490 Irland Mir. I. 51/14, 82/25.
The realme of paradice 1490 Ib. 133/1.
The haly angell of paradice send fra the Trinite ?a1500 Remembrance of the Passion 666.
To the saulis in paradice c 1500 Halyb. xxiii.
Sa God help me, and be thir hali ewangelis and my part of paradys c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxxvi. 4. c1552 Lynd. Mon. 6057.
Heuinlye paradyse [: deuyse] a1561 Norvell Meroure 13 b.
Far exilid from my paradice [: nyce]attrib. 1490 Irland Mir. I. 168/22.
Paradice ȝettis all opin bene throu théb. c1420 Wynt. i. 543.
Be-twene Ynde and paradys Desert landys mony lyis c1460 Alex. (Taym.) 12362. 1490 Irland Mir. I. 99/30.
[God] maid … the hevin for the angellis, the erd and paradice terrestir for mene c1515 Asloan MS I. 159/17.
This paradys … tuichis nere the cirkle of the mone c1510 Prester John 311 b.
Ane flud … quhilk cumis fra paradice of plesoure 15.. Lichtoun Dreme 38.
We salit … To paradyce the place quhair Adam wes(b) ?1438 Alex. ii. 11017.
The les Ynde … Thare cummis the watter fra parradyce 1561 Q. Kennedy Compendious Ressonyng (ed.) 181 n.
Arthtly parradis a1568 Bannatyne MS 266 a/6.
Quhen parradyce is quyt of hevinly hew [etc.]c. c1450-2 Howlat 769 (A).
Quhen thai had … playit as of paradys it a poynt ware 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. Prol. 8.
A gardyne of plesance With sol depaint as paradice amiabill c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 71 (Ch. & M.). c1500-c1512 Ib. 215. 1513 Doug. xii. Prol. 149.
Ane paradyce it semyt to draw neir Thir galȝart gardyngis 15.. Clariodus v. 376.(b) c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxxxvii. 10.
O hye trivmphing peradis of joy
d. ? — 1687 Sc. Ant. VIII. 156.
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