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fwyne (c.1300)

fwyne (c.1300)

fein,  feyn,  foyn,  foyne,  foun,  fune,  fuuyn (l. fwyn?)  (fouvyn (l. fowyn)  Fr Voc 92.235)  
  FEW:  *fagina 2 3,368a Gdf:  foine 2 4,45a GdfC:  fouine 1 9,649a TL: fäine 3,1563 DEAF:  faïne 2 F49 DMF:  fouine 1  TLF:  fouine 1  OED:  foin n.1  MED:  foin n.2  DMLBS:

s.

mammalszool.marten or polecat, member of the mustelid family
( c.1300 )  Del cent des sabelyns, matrinz (l. ma[r]trinz), feynz, gopiles et chatz [...] .ij. d.  Oak Book ii 6
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  il occist toutz ces bestez si bien priveez com savagez, c'est assavoir chivalx, jumentz, muletz, mulez, [...] conyns, martirs, fuuyns, mustels, herizons, regnardez  Man lang ANTS 31.12
( s.xvin; MS: s.xv1 )  Mez pluis vault pel de foun (M.E. foyn) Qe chaunt d’asyne ou de poun  Fem2 61.9
( 1423 )  Item, .iij. panes de foynes, chescun contenant .c. bestes, pris le pece .x. d.  Rot Parl1 iv 236
( 1429-30 )  .j. foure de fwyne  Port Bk studer 108
( 1444 )  meam optimam togam de scarleto cum furrura de funes et .j. nigram chimbre furr’ cum calaber  Test Ebor ii 99
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