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ferant1 (s.xii3/4)

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The form ferrant is a cross reference to the following entry:

ferant1 (s.xii3/4)

feraunt,  ferrant  (feriant ),
pl. ferrans,  ferauns,  ferrauns  (feranysz)  
  FEW:  ferrum 3,472b Gdf:  ferrant 3,764c GdfC: TL: ferrant 3,1754 DEAF:  fer (ferrant)  DMF:  ferrant  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  ferrantus 927a

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1colour(iron) grey
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Richart ist de la ville sor un cheval ferrant  Rom de Rou wace i 121.3247
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Une resne i ad d’un ciglaton ferant (var. (C: s.xiiim) feriant)  Rom Chev ANTS 1403
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Dan Alein de Lanceles, tant cum fud en estant, Se defendi mult bien sur le destrier ferrant  FANT OUP 1851
( 1267 )  Jo diuis (l. devis) [...] a la maisun sein Thomas [...] mun palefrei feraunt e mes armures ke apendent a une persone  Nevill 352.5
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 )  (the horse) ne est pas tut neir ne blaunk mes feraunt techelé  BOZ Char 169
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  dosinus: (D) ferrauns, colur de ane (var. (L: xiiiex) feranysz; (C: xiiiex) faus (l. fauf))  TLL ii 39
2 name (used as a surname)
( 1188 )  Gilbert Ferrant  Family Names Farrant
( 1202 )  Peter Ferrant  Family Names Farrant

s.

1horsescolourzool.mil.grey horse, or (as an aphetic form of auferant) charger, war-horse
( c.1185 )  le bon ferant point et eslesce  Proth ANTS 9051
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiiex )  Atant se mist a; ferrant, Si s’en ala chemin dreiture  Dermot2 3321
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Le frer mist pee en estru et munta le feraunt  Longespee 175
2colourgrey-haired person
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  Passe la mer Sabaoth le ferant, A Rome a l'apostoile prent il penance grant  Boeve 3379

See also:

auferant 
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