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espainais (c.1165)
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espainais (c.1165)

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espaineis,  espaneis,  espanneis  
  FEW:  Hispania *4,438a Gdf:  espanois 3,508c GdfC: ∅ TL: espanois 3,1146 DEAF:  *espagnol (espagnois)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  Hispanicus 1160c

a.

demonymSpanish: 
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 )  Deus puceles de deus palies freis – Chevauchent deus muls espanneis – Virent venir la rue aval  marie Lais 88.512
( c.1185 )  un destrer espainais  Proth ANTS 5168

s.

1lang.Spanish (language): 
( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Ferragu parla espayneys ke Rollant entendy ben  Turpin 741
2demonymSpaniard, one who lives in or comes from Spain: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Saint Lorenz dit: Espaneis sui, Des enfance ci nori fui  S Laur ANTS 800
3 toponym Spain: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  Gent colp li done sur sun escu de peis (var. (M: s.xiiex) d'Espaneis )  Otinel 772 (var.)

See also:

espaignard  Espaignol  espainnel  Panciel  Spaignol 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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