diamand (s.xii3/4)
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diamand (s.xii3/4)

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  FEW:  adamas 24,132b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  diamant 9,377a TL: diamant 2,1909 DEAF:  diamant  DMF:  diamant  TLF:  diamant  OED:  diamond n.  MED:  diamaunt n.  DMLBS:  diamandus 650a
diamande,  diamant,  diamante,  diamaunt;  diamond,  diamonde,  deamante  4353,  dyamount  ii 63  

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1lapid.diamond: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  meint saphir e meinte diamande  4189
( MS: s.xiii1 )  Magnete: le fer traire solt, Mais li daimant li tolt  158.40
( c.1300; MS: s.xiv2/4 ) Desuz soun dei un anel De fine or [...], Dedeyns un diamaunt assis Ke resemble de moult grant pris  215
( 1415 )  une anel d’ore ové une grand diamond  ii 16
2bot.hop plant (possibly with reference to its diamond-shaped fruits): 
( MS: s.xv ) chardon, diamant, ceo est lupyes, [...]  67.15
adamant  adamantin  adamas  aimant#1  andaine 
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