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bauçan (1160-74)
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bauçan (1160-74)

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balçan ,  balzun;  bauçant,  baucen,  baucent,  bauchan,  bausande,  bausant,  bausent,  baussan,  bauson,  bausun,  bauzan  (bachant  Dest Rome1 816,  baucyn  Prov Egerton 406)  
  FEW:  balteus 1,226b Gdf:  baucent 1,602a GdfC: ∅ TL: baucenc 1,884 DEAF:  baucenc  DMF:  baucenc  TLF: ∅ OED:  bauson n. and a.  / bausond a.  MED:  bausand a.  / bausene n.  DMLBS:  balzanus 178c

a.

horseszool.piebald, with black and white patches: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  chevauls ont gaaingniés blans et baucens et sors  Rom de Rou wace i 123.3294
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  [...] sur un destrier bauçan  Horn 3331
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  deus chivaus [...] ly un estoit bausent, l’altre pomelez  Boeve 2476
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim )  ‘Ha, balçan, bon destrier, tant mar fustes’  Ch Guill 1942

s.

1mammalszool.badger: 
( MS: s.xiii )  taxi .i.brocvel bausande  TLL i 51
( s.xiii2; MS: c.1400 )  Item taxus animal est gallice baussan, anglice brok  Alph 183
( MS: s.xv )  Pernetz suette de bausun bone partye  Five Med MSS 155.E409
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1169-70 )  Willelmus Balzun  Pipe Roll xv 98

See also:

sorbauçan 
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