gernun (s.xii2/4)

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gernun (s.xii2/4)

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[ FEW: 4,267b *grennos; Gdf: 4,348a grenon 1; GdfC: ; TL: 4,618 grenon; DEAF: G1321 grenon 1; DMF:  grenon 1; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: 1070c gernobodum ]
gernon,  gernoun;  jernoun,  grenoun, 
pl. grenons  

s.

1anat.moustache
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Li emperere en tint sun chef enbrunc, Si duist sa barbe, afaitad sun gernun  215
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  De l'orgoil ki sun queor entosche Detuert ses levres e sa boche, Ses gernuns sovent hericer, Sa barbe cure e agencier  11249
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Demostenes avoit la teste bien chanue, les grenons contre mont e la barbe encr[e]ue  2523
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  E par icest li men mentun E la barbe od tut le gernun  8050
( MS: c.1250 )  hoc gernobodium: gernon  i 420
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Jowe, temples et jernoun (M.E. Cheke, thonewonges and here-liste)  4.21
anat.whiskers, sideburns
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Desouz le orail est le gernoun (M.E. þonewonges)  97
( s.xvin; MS: s.xv1 )  Et desouth le orayle avez gernoun (M.E. heer)  18.1
estre as gernun
1to be opposed to, contradict
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Bien a duré entre els demi jur la tenchuns, Car cil li ert par tut, puint a puint, as gernuns  2375
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