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mallard (1190-1210)
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mallard (1190-1210)

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madlard,  madlarde,  malard,  malarde,  mallart,  maulard,  maularde  (mullard  Bonne Avent Quest 57 );
pl. malars  
  FEW:  masculus 6/i,426a Gdf:  malart 1 5,110b GdfC: ∅ TL: malart 5,972 DEAF:  masle (malart)  DMF:  malard  TLF:  malard  OED:  mallard n.  MED:  malard(e n.  DMLBS:  mallardus 1695b

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orn.zool.mallard, male duck: 
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Eigle soium e il mallard, E enhardi e eus cuard  Waldef BB 17863
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  ad quele pernez le maulard tout vif, si le destrenchez .i. veine sur la chef  A-N Med ii 270
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  gelines et pucyns, asnes et malardes et tout aultre manere de pultrie  Lett & Pet 407.13

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