Armoriche (1155)

Armoriche (1155)

  FEW:  aremoricus 25,171b Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:
Armoriche,  Armorik,  Armorique,  Armoniche  

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1toponymArmorica, region of Gaul which roughly corresponds with Brittany
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  De cel tens [...] Perdi Armoriche sun nun, Si out cest nun Bretaine e ad  5950
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  En Armoniche tuz s’en vunt, Ke Petit[e] Bretaigne ad noun  152
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiiex ) Le regné d’Armoriche mult frequenterad  59.29
( c.1334; MS: s.xiv ) le roialme de Armorik, q'est ore apelé la Meindre Brutaigne  169.1
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Armoriche