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griffon1 (s.xii3/4)
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The form griffain2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

griffon1 (s.xii3/4)

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grifain,  griffain;  griffun  
  FEW:  gryphus 4,297b Gdf:  griffon 1 4,357b GdfC: ∅ TL: grifon (grifoigne) 4,665 DEAF:  grif (grifon) G1387 DMF:  griffon  TLF: ∅ OED:  Griffon n.1  MED:  griffoun n.1  DMLBS:  Griffo 1 1107a

a.

demonymGreek, Byzantine: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Alisaundre [...] juout as eschés a un duc griffon  Rom Chev ANTS 2514
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Quant il ot ceaux enclos, vet sur crisolidas, Sur le pople griffain e sur ceaux de Bizas  Rom Chev ANTS 6580

s.

demonymGreek, Byzantine: 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Dune vus sovent des set baruns De grece, des plus nobles Griffuns  Gui War 3790
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  'Grace e pais seit a chascun hume bien uverant; premierement al gyu e puis al Griffun'  Joshua Sermons ii 27
( MS: s.xiiim )  Uns Griffuns vindrent ja en Estracini la cité  Vitas 1399

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See also:

griffain1  griffoné  Griffonie  griffun1 
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