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gunfanun (1120-40)

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

gunfanun (1120-40)

gomfanoun,  gomfanun;  gonfainon,  gonfainun,  gonfanon,  gonfanoun,  gonfanun,  gonfaynon,  gonphainun;  gumfanon,  gumfanun,  gumfaynon,  gumphanoun,  gumphanun;  gunfainon,  gunfanoun,  gunfanune;  gunphainon,  gunphainun  (goinfainun (l. gomfainun?)  Mir N-D 16.65)  
  FEW:  *gundfano  Gdf: GdfC:  gonfanon 9,707b TL: gonfanon 4,435 DEAF:  gonfanon G990 DMF:  gonfalon  TLF:  gonfalon  OED:  gonfalon n.  MED:  gounfanoun n.  DMLBS:  gunfanum 1115b

s.

mil.pennon, flag
( MS: 1120-40 )  douses [...] Le gunfanun l'emperedur porter  S Alexis1 414
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Conquis i fu le gumfanun Ubbe ke Raven out a nun  GAIMAR1 3151
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  espié sarazin, Esmolu e trenchant, od gunfanun purprin  Horn 2948
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  El meis d’avril en Paskerez fud l’ost de France sumuns, E chevalchent es marches, laciez les gumphanuns  FANT OUP 64
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  Sa lance prist en sa mayn, le gonfainon levee -- Le forme de saynt Pier la dedenz fu painturee  Dest Rome1 817
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Copé li fust le cors en qatre porciouns; Chescun pende par say en memor de ses nouns! En lu de sa banere cels sunt ses gunfanouns  LANGTOFT thiol2 420.2362
mestre gunfanun
mil.principal flag, standard
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  En som le pomel d’or (of the tent) desus le dragon, la fet ly roys lever son mestre gonfanon. De vermail samit estoit, e en my un lion  Rom Chev ANTS 3468
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  Lucafer fu devant, le halberc endossee, Le mestre gonfaynon out en sa lance fermee  Dest Rome1 465

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See also:

gunfanoier  gunfanuner 
This is an AND2 Phase 2 (F-H) entry. © 2006-2008 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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