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t. [ They [the Lapones] solemne marriages, and begynne the same with fyre and flynte. R. Eden , tr. of Jacobus Ziglerus (First Books on America, [ed. Arber, p. 302). solemne (sol'em-nes), n. The state or character of being solemn; seriousne or gravity of manner; solemnity. Also solemnne . Prithee, Virgilia, turn thy solemne out o' door and go along with us. Shak ., Cor., i. 3. 120. solemnisation, solemnise, etc. See solemniza tion, etc. solemnity (sō-lem'ni-ti), n.; pl. solemnities (-tiz). [ME. solempnitee, solempnyte, so lenite, solempte, He... broughte hire hoom with him in his contre, With mochel glorie and gret solempnite. Chaucer, Knight's Tale, 1. 12. And no we in places colde Solempnitee of sheryng sheepes is holde. IMG:content-1497.png:[blocks in formation]