Affrique (s.xii1/3)
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Affrique (s.xii1/3)

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  FEW:  Africa 24,255b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: afrique 1,200 DEAF:  afrique  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
Affrike;  Afriche,  Afrike;  Aufriche,  Aufrike,  Aufrique  

s.

1toponym(the continent of) Africa: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  D’Afrike vient; bone est e chiere. D’Ethyope rest aportee E de Arabe o ele est nee  55.670
( s.xii2/4; MS: c.1200 ) Ele vient de Affrike et de Ethiope e de Arabie  105.XXVI.10
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  D'Affrique i ad un Affrican venut, Ço est Malquiant, le filz al rei Malcud  1550
( c.1259; MS: c.1259 ) Ceste terre [...] ki Aufrike est apelee, e est la terce part du mund, ambrace munt de Inde e de Mauretainne e de Egipte [...]  140
affrican  affricum 
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