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galun (s.xiiiin)
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galun (s.xiiiin)

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gaalon,  galen,  galon,  galone,  galoun,  gallun,  gealon;  jalon,  jaloun,  jalun  (galunee  Med Pres3 9)  
  FEW:  galleta 4,35a Gdf:  galon 2 4,212c GdfC:  gallon 9,681b TL: jalon 4,1550 DEAF:  jaloie (jalon) J71 DMF:  gallon  TLF:  gallon  OED:  gallon n.  MED:  galoun n.  DMLBS:  galo 1048b

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unitvolumegallon (unit of capacity): 
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  un gaalon de beure  HENLEY2 374
( 1330 )  Item pur ceo q’il y sont plusours taverners en roialme q’estre ne soleient [...] ont vendu le gealon a tiel pris come ils mesmes ont volu  Stats i 264
( 1335-36 )  Les Taverners de vyns vendunt desorenavant vyn de Gascoyne le jaloun a vi d.  Leicester ii 21
( s.xivm )  Et sy nul braceresse deynz votre garde devye le galen de cervoyse en tonel ou en cuve encountre l’assise et celuy qe se sente grevee de ceo se vodra pleyndre  Bristol Red Bk i 50
( 1388-94; MS: s.xv1 )  une pote d’une galon  Lett & Pet 193.134.12
( 1399; MS: s.xv1 )  ‘Dame, coment vendez vous de la servoise?’ ‘Sire, la galon a trois mailles’  Man lang ANTS 58
♦domesticgallon jar: 
( MS: s.xiiiin )  lagena: gallice galun vel dicitur gallice chenne  Vernac Glosses 12
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  et lour dona estives en lour mains et galouns voides  Judges ANB 64.378

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galuner 
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