auferant (s.xii3/4)
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auferant (s.xii3/4)

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  FEW:  faras 19,43b Gdf:  auferan 1,496a GdfC: ∅ TL: auferrant 1,667 DEAF:  auferrant  DMF:  auferrant  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
aferant,  afferant;  alferant  

s.

1horsesmil.zool.charger, war-horse: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 ) Archelaus le roy siet sur un afferant  1704
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim ) Capaneus se esmot atant, Des esperuns fert l’alferant, En haut se escrie, 'Esteez, esteez!'  10102
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 ) Gudlac atant es vus puingnant, Trestut armé sur l’alferant  12308
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  L’escu al col, sur l’auferant  7070
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  Et fu mult bien armé sur l’aferant pomelee  1227
abatre del auferant
abatre

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1 horsesmil.zool. (of a horse) trained for war, combat: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  En destre menent les auferanz destriers  643
alferis  aufarin  farise 
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