adamant (s.xii1/3)
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adamant (s.xii1/3)

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[ FEW: 24,133a adamas; Gdf: 1,94c adamant; GdfC: 8,59c aimant; TL: 1,240 äimant; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  adamant / aimant; TLF:  aimant; OED:  adamant n. and a. / aymont n.; MED:  adama(u)nt n. / aimant n.; DMLBS: 25c adamas ]
adamante,  adamaunt;  aimand,  aimande,  aimant,  aimante,  aymant,  aimaunt;  aimont;  aamant,  amant,  amand,  aimas  29.49  

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1lapid.adamant, diamond: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  ço que l’en trove adamant De desur le munt d’Oriant  204.19
( MS: s.xiii1 )  adamante: (R) aymaunt (var. aimant (J)MS: s.xiii1)  255.170
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  estable cum fer u aimant  1148
( MS: s.xiii2 )  adamentem: (C) adamant  ii 80.170
2lapid.lodestone, magnet: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xivex )  (J.C. is) Mes adamauns quant nuit m’ecille En ceste mer ou je perille  1877
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Pernez un aimant, si metez desuz la teste la femme  290.207
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  Amand est une piere preciouse qe trest a lui le fer  78
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  pernez [...] un pois de piere de aimont, id est magnete  394.61
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