We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. By clicking 'continue' or by continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. You can change your cookie settings in your browser at any time.

Continue
Find out more
gernun (1066-87)

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

gernun (1066-87)

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

s.

1anat.moustache
( 1066-87 )  William de Perci cognomento Asgernuns, ové les gernuns  Family Names Gernon
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Li emperere en tint sun chef enbrunc, Si duist sa barbe, afaitad sun gernun  Roland 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  Salemon 11249
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Demostenes avoit la teste bien chanue, les grenons contre mont e la barbe encr[e]ue  Rom Chev ANTS 2523
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  E par icest li men mentun E la barbe od tut le gernun  S Modw 8050
( MS: c.1250 )  hoc gernobodium: gernon  TLL i 420
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Jowe, temples et jernoun (M.E. Cheke, thonewonges and here-liste)  Nominale 4.21
2anat.whiskers, sideburns
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Desouz le orail est le gernoun (M.E. þonewonges)  BIBB ROTH (G) 97
( s.xvin; MS: s.xv1 )  Et desouth le orayle avez gernoun (M.E. heer)  Fem2 18.1
3 name (used as a surname)
( 1086 )  Robert Gernon  Family Names Gernon
estre as gernun
to 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  Becket1 2375

[vcd]

See also:

gernuner  gernunet 
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.
grenoun