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affrican (s.xii2/4)

  FEW:  Africa 24,255b Gdf:  aufrican 1,496b GdfC:  africain 8,43b TL: african 1,200 DEAF:  african  DMF:  africain  TLF:  africain  OED:  African n. and a.  MED:  Affrican n.  DMLBS:  Africanus 51a
affricant,  affricaunt,  affriquant;  alfrican;  aufriquant, 
f. aufrikiene  6601  

s.

1demonymAfrican, one who inhabits or originates from Africa
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  D'Affrique i ad un Affrican venut, Ço est Malquiant, le filz al rei Malcud  1550
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  Ore sunt ensemble li chevaler vaillant, Roillent lur armes cume fuldre qui fent [...] Forment les dutent Arabi e Persant, Les Melians e Turc e Affricant  1834
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  De ceste femme engendra A. Set fiz aprés, ceo sunt li Affrican  (B) 641
( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Agolaunt assembla mout de gens dount il est nul numbres, kar il out Sarazyns e Mores e Moabites, Turs, Affricans, Perseys, Ethiopiens  300
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  le Sessouns habitauntz en Engleterre [...] alerent apres Gormound, roi de Affrik, qi estoit doncs venuz en Yrlaunde, et l'amenerent en Engleterre ové son ost cent et sesaunte mil de Affricans  194.22
( s.xiv2/3; MS: s.xivex )  Donqe comencerent Sessouns et Affricans a destruire partut  2749

a.

1demonymAfrican, who inhabits or originates form Africa
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Ainz nus livra Rodmund, [i]cel rei affricanz  297
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  des evesqes affricans qui por la fei defendre parlerent aprés lor langues trenchees  22.XXXII
demonym of African manufacture, provenance
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Un corn prist de bugle, dunt la liste iert gemméé [...] Si iert d'or affrican merveilles bien ovréé  4155
2 toponym of Africa
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Rollac vint devant els, surquidé e preisaunt: N'i out meillor vassal el regné affricant  2990
affricum  Affrique 
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