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heriçun (1121-35)

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

heriçun (1121-35)

hereson,  hericeon,  hericeoun,  herichon,  heriçon,  herison,  herizon,  herizun;  hirchoun,  hirçun,  hirechoun,  hireson,  hiresun,  hiriçun,  hirsoun  (herice,  irçun,  irechon,  yrçun  Orn Dames 280)  
  FEW:  ericius 3,238a Gdf:  heriçon 4,461c GdfC:  heriçon 9,755b TL: heriçon 4,1083 DEAF: DMF:  herisson  TLF:  hérisson  OED:  herisson n.  MED: DMLBS:  ericius 794b

s.

1mammalszool.hedgehog
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Oez del herizun [...]: Fait est cum purcel, Espinuse de la pel  Best ants 1739
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Un oil ot e un pié, velu plus qe heriçon (var. (C: s.xiiim) ke muton)  Rom Chev ANTS 5953
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Si vit le puz trestut entur Plein de broche et de fer aguz, Cum hirçun ke est veluz  Mir N-D 111.174
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  La char d’irechon est dissolutive  Waterford busby 269.S71.15
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  e prist son congee del hericeoun d’eschaper au bois  BOZ Cont 58
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  L’en puet bien dire a cel office, Sicome Crepaldz dist al herice [...]  GOWER Mirour 24962
herald.representation of a hedgehog (as an armorial bearing)
( MS: c.1334 )  Monsire Heriz port d'azure a troiz herisons d'or  Ashmole Roll 4, m.3
2archit.mil.spiked stockade, defensive wall made of sharpened stakes
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  L'ost fist clore tut environ De bon fossé a heriçon  Brut WACE 341
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiiex )  E fossé jeta envirun, E pus l’enclost de hireson  Dermot2 3223
( MS: s.xiii )  wallos: (A) sepes u irçuns  TLL ii 52
pal a heriçun
archit. spiked stockade, defensive wall made of sharpened stakes
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Li Dus a Herloin [...] Mostereul a bien clos, enforchié et fermé De pel a herichon, de mur et de fossé  Rom de Rou wace i 78.1882

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See also:

herinaz 
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