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Cesile (s.xii1/3)

Cesile (s.xii1/3)

Cecelie,  Cecylle,  Cesille,  Cezile,  Cezille;  Cicile,  Cicille,  Cisille,  Cizile;  Scicile;  Secile,  Secilie,  Secille;  Seizille,  Sesile,  Sesille,  Sessile,  Sezile,  Sezilie,  Sezille,  Sezire;  Sicil,  Sicile,  Sicilie,  Sicille,  Sisilie,  Sizile,  Zezille; 
Lat. acc. cisiliam  
  FEW: Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

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1toponymSicily
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Acate est ceste apelee [...]; En Sezile la trove l’um  Lapid 31.92
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  (Alexander) Tote Grece conquist, Acaye e Romenie, E Tarz e Cezille (var. (P: c.1310) Sesille), Rome e Lombardie  Rom Chev ANTS 2369
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Tars qui est en Cesile la grant  Anc Test (E) 17377
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  la nef fu preste k'atendist Ke les dust en Cezille (var. (C: s.xiii4/4) Zezille)mener  Lum Lais ANTS 12259
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  [De Sicilia]: Sezile fu primes apelee Sicanie aprés un rey ki out a nun Sicain  Liv Regions 43
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  As altres en Cezille (var. (B: s.xiv2/4) Cizile; (C: c.1320) Cecylle; (P2: s.xiv3/4) Cicille) aloynt sanz respit  LANGTOFT thiol2 413.2205
2 toponym Cilicia, south coastal region of Asia Minor
( c.1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) En Macedoine ala E iluec preecha, E in Crostachiam [E] in Gagulleiam E in Cisiliam E in Pamphiliam  Sibile 59
Cesile le grant
toponymCilicia, south coastal region of Asia Minor
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  En mer se met od gent qui vunt errant Vers Tars qui est en Cesile (var. (B: s.xiii3/4) Secilie) la grant  Anc Test (E) 17377

See also:

Cicilien 
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