griffon1 (s.xii3/4)

griffon1 (s.xii3/4)

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

s.

1demonyminhabitant of an area corresponding approximately to the Byzantine Empire (regarded in the West as "Greek")
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Dune vus sovent des set baruns De grece, des plus nobles Griffuns  3790
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  'Grace e pais seit a chascun hume bien uverant; premierement al gyu e puis al Griffun'  ii 27
( MS: s.xiiim )  Uns Griffuns vindrent ja en Estracini la cité  1399

a.

1toponymof an area corresponding approximately to the Byzantine Empire
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Alisaundre [...] juout as eschés a un duc griffon  2514
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Quant il ot ceaux enclos, vet sur crisolidas, Sur le pople griffain e sur ceaux de Bizas  6580
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