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champiun (c.1136-37)

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champiun (c.1136-37)

campeon,  campeun,  campion,  campiun;  caunpion;  champeon,  champeun,  champion,  champioun,  champiun,  champyon;  chaumpiun;  chaunpioun  (chaumpiliun)  
[ FEW: 16,299b *kampjo; Gdf: ; GdfC: 9,35a champion; TL: 2,204 champïon; DEAF:  champion; DMF:  champion; TLF:  champion; OED:  champion n.; MED:  champioun n.; DMLBS: 252c campio ]

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1mil.warrior, fighter
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Od els ot maint bon campiun. En l’autre eschele cuntes ot, […]  2978
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  el caple se vont ferant, Si com el champ font champion  ii 34.3961
( MS: s.xii2 ) miles vel adleta: cempa, campiun  38.33
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Par bataille champel, cum deivent champiun, Li dui fiz nostre rei se sunt mis a bandun Pur defendre del tut çoe que dit li bricon  3029
( MS: s.xiii )  nichiteria: cholers .i. chaumpiuns  ii 93
( MS: s.xiii )  pugile: chaumpiliun  172
2lawchampion in a judicial combat
( 1260; MS: c.1300 )  si le defendaunt n’eyt champiun prest il pert son cleym  115
3 name (used as a surname)
( 1154-69 )  Geoffrey Champiun  Champion
( 1220 )  William le Champiun  Champion
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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