[garçunaille] (s.xii3/4)
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[garçunaille] (s.xii3/4)

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[gdw]

  FEW:  *wrakkjo 17,615b Gdf:  garçonaille 4,221b GdfC: ∅ TL: garçonaille 4,115 DEAF:  garçon (garçonaille) G149 DMF:  garçonnaille  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
garçonaille,  garsçuaile (l. garsçunaile, garsenaille)  

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1coll.group of boys, youngsters: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Si orra des clers la grant noise [...] Nun pas enfanz ne garsçuaile (l. garsçunaile, garsenaille)  174.87
♦pej.coll.group of boys, rabble: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Au roy Alisandre dit honte e contraille E l’apella avoutre e sa gent garçonaille  1868
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 ) li burgeis, la grifonaille De la vile e la garçonaille - Gent estraite de Sarazins - Ramponoent noz pelerins; Lor deiz es oilz nos aportouent; Chiens pudneis nos apelouent  550
garce#1  garcette  garçun  garçunchel  garçuner 
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