eglesse (c.1170)

eglesse (c.1170)

  FEW:  aquila 25,73a Gdf:  aiglesse 1,183c GdfC: TL: aiglesse 1,233 DEAF:  aigle (aiglesse)  DMF: TLF: OED:  eagless n.  MED: DMLBS:
aiglesse  

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1orn.femalezool.female eagle
( c.1170; MS: s.xiii1 ) Un eglesse enaprés, ki del liun istrat, De sor le mont de Aravie, la nidifierat  136
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Or guart coment l’eglesse i aveit l’or culchié. Plus de treis feize ad ja nidifié  6133
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiiin ) L’eglesse del rumpu aliement Soror[er]at cel frein nomeement  149
egle  eglel  eglencel  eglet 
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