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Picard1 (1167)
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Picard1 (1167)

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Picarde,  Pikard,  Pikart,  Pykarde,  Pycard,  Pykart; 
pl. Pekarz,  Pikardis,  Picars,  Pikars,  Pikarz  
  FEW:  Picard 8,424b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  picard 10,333b TL: ∅ DEAF:  picard  DMF:  picard 1  TLF:  picard  OED:  Picard n.1 and a.  MED:  picard(e n.  DMLBS:  Picardus 1 2273b

This word also became associated with a type of ship; see pyker.

s.

1demonymPicard, native or inhabitant of Picardy (region in northern France): 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  De Pekarz (var. (E: s.xiv1/4) Pikarz) et Normaunz fount venir la gent Qe ount perduz lur nefs, lour mers, et lur argent  LANGTOFT thiol2 263.358
( 1323-25 )  trente e set nefs chargé des Normandes et de petytz Pykardez  St Sard 234
( s.xiv2/3; MS: s.xivex )  Et furent doncs pris en le chastel .vij. barons et banretz, .xxvij. chivalers, .xij. clercs et .vij. Picardz  Brut Prose (1332) 5618
( 1359 )  Normans, Gascoins, Picars, Flamens, Bourgignons [...]  Foedera1 iii 461
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  Ils sont de Picardie et de Champanie, et les Picardes vont a mynut tout parmy la ville  Man lang ANTS 23.20
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1167 )  Paganus Picard  MED picard(e n.
( 1238 )  Peter le Picard  MED picard(e n.
( 1276 )  Hugh le Pycard  Family Names Pickard

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See also:

Picardie 
This is an AND2 Phase 4 (N-O/U-P-Q) entry. © 2013-17 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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