antalop (1121-35)
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antalop (1121-35)

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[ FEW: 24,646a ant(h)alopus; Gdf: 1,301a antelu; GdfC: 8,132b antilope; TL: 1,403 antelu; DEAF:  antilope; DMF:  antilope; TLF:  antilope; OED:  antelope n.; MED:  antelope n.; DMLBS: 95b antilops ]
autalop (l. antalop?);  antilop,  antilopp,  antiloppe,  aptalon  

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1mammalszool.antelope: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Aptalon ceo est beste, Si est de tant fer estre Que hom n’i pot aprismer  757
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  Antalop  (ed. Autalop) (var. (B: c.1330) La partipol) est un beste coynt e viste e de gentil manere […] E tant com il est rongeant les burgeouns de ces foilles, il est gueyté del venour […]  73
( 1423 )  ii espiceplates d’or […], esmaillés en les founces ovec antilopz  iv 222
♦decor.representation of an antelope: 
( 1423 )  Item, en or faitz en spangez des antiloppes  217.98
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