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bretun1 (c.1136-37)
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The form bruton is a cross reference to the following entry:

bretun1 (c.1136-37)

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breton,  bretoun;  briton,  britton,  britun;  bruton  (bretagne)  
  FEW:  brittus 1,539a Gdf:  breton 2 1,729c GdfC:  breton 8,372b TL: breton 1,1138 DEAF:  bret (breton)  DMF:  breton  TLF:  breton  OED:  Breton n. and a.  MED:  Britoun n. and a.  DMLBS:  Britannus 218a

a.

1demonymBriton, of the Brittonic Celts: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Somum les liveres as Waleis K’il aveient des bretons reis  GAIMAR1 6446
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiim )  Un lai bretun li frai od m’espee de asier  Horn (O) 5161a
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1166 )  Ralph Bretun  Family Names Breton
( 1377 )  Williem Breton  Family Names Breton
( 1465 )  John Breton  Family Names Breton

s.

1demonymBriton, inhabitant of Britain or Brittany: 
( 1139-50; MS: s.xiiex ) destruit est tut le pais, Premierement par les Seisuns, Puis par la guere des Bretuns  Description Verse 204
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  Bretuns i vienent as escuz de quartiers, En destre menent les auferanz destriers  Otinel 642
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Si unt tut pris Amoricon, Le regne que ore tenent Breton  Brut Royal 3968
( s.xiii2; MS: c.1333 )  Cele gent la terre tindrent Desques les Brutons vindrent  Geanz Verse (L) 480
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Aprés ceo qe Dieux avoit abatue la nobleie des Bretons qe plus userent force qe droit, livera il le reaume as plus humbles e simples de tuz pais joygnauntz, c'est assaver a Saxnes, qe le vindrent conquere des parties d'Alemayne  Mir Just 6
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  britonis: (T) gallice bretun (var. (A: xiii2) bretagne)  TLL ii 21
2 lang. Brittonic, Celtic language of the Britons: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Haym saveit bien bretun parler  Brut WACE 4947
3 name (used as a surname): 
( 1164-66 )  Geoffrey le Briton  Family Names Breton
( 1248 )  William le Bruton  Family Names Breton

See also:

Bret1  Bretagne  bretance 
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