[garçunaille] (s.xii3/4)
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[garçunaille] (s.xii3/4)

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[gdw]

[ FEW: 17,615b *wrakkjo; Gdf: 4,221b garçonaille; GdfC: ∅; TL: 4,115 garçonaille; DEAF: G149 garçon (garçonaille); DMF:  garçonnaille; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
garçonaille,  garsçuaile(l. garsçunaile, garsenaille)  

s.

1coll.group of boys, youngsters: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Si orra des clers la grant noise [...] Nun pas enfanz ne garsçuaile (l. garsçunaile, garsenaille)  174.87
♦pej.coll.group of boys, rabble: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Au roy Alisandre dit honte e contraille E l’apella avoutre e sa gent garçonaille  1868
garce#1  garcette  garçun  garçunchel  garçuner 
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garçunaille