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arabi (c.1170)
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arabi (c.1170)

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arabie,  arabic,  arabich,  arabik,  arabit,  arabith;  arrabic,  arrabit; 
f. arabique  
  FEW:  'arab 19,9b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  arabic 8,163a TL: arabique 1,488 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  arabique  TLF:  arabique  OED:  Arabic n. and a.1  MED:  Arabik a. and n.  DMLBS:  Arabicus 115a

a.

demonymArab(ic): 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiim )  A glaive murrunt hui palteners arabiz  Horn (O) 4679
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  cest livre est conrompus par la lenghe arabique  Waterford busby 233.S30.5

s.

1demonymArab: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  Ore sunt ensemble li chevaler vaillant [...] Forment les dutent Arabi e Persant  Otinel 1833
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  Sabaoth enchacent Arabi par cent  Boeve 3485
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  (At Pentecost) Et coment oismes nous ch[e]scum nostre langge en le quel sumes neez? Parceis et Medes […] et cil qe habitent en Mesapothamie […], Gieux […] et Proselitez, Cretes et Arabitz (B: Arrabitz 210a)  Actes (A) 362b
2lang.Arab language: 
( 1266-1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Ore nos volons siere cest propre livre translaté de griu en latin et non pas celui ki fu translatei de arabie en latin  Waterford busby 325.S158.41
3horseszool.Arab steed: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  Otinel broche sun arabi curant  Otinel 1414
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Cil lui enveient […] Singes e urs, bofles e olifanz E dromedaires e chevals ben curanz, Si lui renveient chemals e arabiz  Anc Test (B) 13205
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  E. s’en va sur l’arabit  Gui War 3111
gume arabie
pharm.med.gum Arabic: 
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  la terce partie d'eawe rose e un poy de gumme arabic  A-N Med ii 150
pile arabi
pharm.med.(?): 
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  Item piles arabiks ad la dolor de la teste provees [s]on[t], [meme] si par cent anz la eut en, e si purgent tresbien touz humours  A-N Med ii 209

See also:

rabit 
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