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heron (1124-30)
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heron (1124-30)

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hairon,  hairun;  hayrun;  heiron,  heiroun,  heirum,  heirun;  herone,  heroun,  herrun,  herun;  heyron,  heyroun,  heyrun;  horoune  (haron  TLL i 393 );
pl. heirruns,  herrouns  (haruns  TLL ii 152.70,  heroz  YBB 21-21 Ed I 65)  
  FEW:  *haigro 16,118a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  heron 9,756c TL: hairon 4,837 DEAF:  hairon H68 DMF:  heron  TLF:  héron  OED:  heron n.  MED:  heiroun n.  DMLBS: ∅

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1orn.zool.heron: 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Od noz girfalcs, od noz falcuns Irrums as grues e as hairuns  Gui War 1124
( MS: c.1250 )  Hec ardea: heiron  TLL i 419
( MS: s.xiii2 )  [ardeo] hec ardua -e: id est avis ardua petens que gallice dicitur heirum  TLL i 381
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiiiex )  Au heron vint sil sulleva, Gras e gros e bon le trova  Fille mal gardee 87
( MS: 1419 )  Le meilloure herone pur .xvj. d.  Lib Alb 466
♦herald.heron (as an armorial bearing): 
( c.1253; MS: 1586 )  Odinel Heron d’azur a trois herons d’argent  Glover/Cooke 158
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1124-30 )  Hugo Hayrun  MED heiroun
( s.xii )  Ralph Hairun  Family Names Heron
( 1307 )  Geoffrey le Heyrun  Family Names Heron

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See also:

heroner  herouncel 
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