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ermin2 (1155)
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ermin2 (1155)

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armine;  ermine,  ermyn;  hermin,  hermine  
  FEW:  armenius 25,274a Gdf:  ermin 1 3,326a / hermin 1 4,467a / hermin 2 4,467a GdfC:  hermine 9,756b TL: ermin 3,760 / ermine 3,761 DEAF:  ermin  DMF:  hermine  TLF:  hermine  OED:  ermine n.  MED:  ermin n.  / ermin a.  / ermine a.  DMLBS:  ermina 795b / erminalis 795c

s.

1mammalszool.ermine, stoat, weasel: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Que l'escu ne li vaut l'ele d'une geline Ne l'auberc dublentin la pel d'une hermine  Horn 1667
( 1423 )  divers remenaunts de marterons et ventres des ermyns  Rot Parl1 iv 234.820
2skinsermine, weasel fur (white with a black-tipped tail): 
( MS: s.xiii )  roserella: roserel, ermyn  TLL ii 110
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  E donez tost a celui pelryn Ke porte un chape de hermin  BIBB ROTH (G) 1068
♦costumecloak that is lined or trimmed with ermine: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Ensemble od lui mil damaisels Vestuz d’ermine, genz e bels  Brut WACE 10474
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  e li sayserunt par le hermin engulez  Boeve 2582
♦herald.ermine, representation of ermine fur (i.e. white marked with black spots): 
( 1300; MS: s.xiv1 )  De ermine o deus rouges jumeaus  Eight Rolls 109.366
( MS: c.1334 )  Monsire R.I., d’armine a un fes de goules [...]  Ashmole Roll m 3
( s.xivm; MS: s.xivex )  L’un (=shield) est d’ermyn, l'autre de veer clere  Dean Tract 41

a.

costumelined or trimmed with ermine: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Li seneschals, [...] Vestuz d'ermine peliçun, Servi a sun mangier le rei  Brut WACE 10464
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  N’une pas vestu burels engleis, Meis peliçuns veirs e hermins  S Gile1 1649
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  par le mantel hermin le ad prise si le ad dejuste lui resise  Fol Trist ANTS 481

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