flambart (1086)
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flambart (1086)

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  FEW:  flammula 3,603a Gdf:  flambart 2 4,20b GdfC: ∅ TL: flambart 3,1901 DEAF:  flame 1 (*) F575 DMF:  flambart 1  TLF:  flambard  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
flamard,  flambard,  flanbard  

Used as a name, the word can also be interpreted as the MF adjective flambart3, 'ardent, fiery'. According to the MED and Family Names, the surname means 'firebrand' in reference to an OF substantive *flambart. However this word does not appear in the Old French/Middle French corpus (See MED Flambart, Family Names Flambard).

s.

1 ship. rowing boat, small boat generally taken on board of a larger vessel: 
( 1463 )  Et n'aproucheront a notre cité de Bordeaulx plus pres que de baieme, entreront en aucun port ou hable, ville, close, chasteau, ou fortresse de nostre royaulme et obeisance, sans congié de personne ayant povoir ad ce reserve, sept ou huit personnes ou moins en ung coquet ou flambart pour venir demander le dit congié  278
2 name (used as a name): 
( 1086 )  Ranulf Flanbard (var. Flamard )  Flambard
( 1158 )  Robert Flambard  Flambard
( 1225 )  Bartholomew Flambard  Flambard n.
( 1357 )  William Flambard  Flambard
flambe  flambee  flamber  flambette  flamabus  flamboier  flambur 
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