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amirafle (s.xii2/4)
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amirafle (s.xii2/4)

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amurafle;   
  FEW:  amïr *19,4b Gdf:  amirafle 1,267b GdfC: ∅ TL: amirafle 1,353 DEAF:  amuafle (amirafle)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
ls(loanword: Arabic )
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mil.titleIslamemir, ruler of a Muslim state, people or army: 
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Cuntes, vezcuntes e dux e almaçurs, Les amirafles e les filz as cunturs  Roland 850
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Uns amurafles i ad de Balaguez, Cors ad mult gent e le vis fier e cler  Roland 894
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Encontremunt en ad levé le tinel, E l’amurafle en ad le mail levé  Ch Guill 3293

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