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fesant1 (s.xii3/4)

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

fesant1 (s.xii3/4)

faisan;  feisaun,  feisaunt;  fesan;  fesante,  fesaunt,  fesaunte;  feysaunt;  phasan;  phesant,  pheysaun  (feçant  ii 69.66 feyssaunt  54 );
pl. feisantz,  fesans,  fesaunz,  feusantz,  phesans  
  FEW:  phasianus 8,374c Gdf: GdfC:  faisan 9,595b TL: faisan 3,1593 DEAF:  faisan  DMF:  faisan  / faisante  TLF:  faisan  OED:  pheasant n.  MED:  fesaunt n.  DMLBS:  phasianus 2264a

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orn.zool.pheasant
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Une fesante vint volant tuit de randon  362
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Un ny de fesauntz (M.E. fesaundes)  825
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  char de porc si est fine, poucin, perdrez, fesant, geleine  ii 234
( 1384; MS: s.xv1 )  auxi de prendre ou tuer en quele manere q’ils saveront mielx des phesantz, perdriz, plovers, quaylles, allowes et toutes autres oiselx de garenne en noz forestes  237.11
decor.artistic representation of a pheasant
( 1423 )  ung drap d'or d'estate, le champ satyn vermaille, et broché des fesantz d'or  iv 235
culin.pheasant (as a dish)
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Pour le phesant et le bon vin, Le bien faisant e le devin L'evesque laist a nounchalure  19501
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