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girfalc (s.xii3/3)
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The form jerfaucon is a cross reference to the following entry:

girfalc (s.xii3/3)

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gerefauc;  gerfacun,  gerfacoun;  gerfauc;  gerfaucon;  gerfauk;  gerfaukun;  gierfauk;  girefauc;  girfac;  girfacunt;  girfauc;  girfaucun;  girfauk,  girfauke,  girfaut;  gyrfauk,  jerfaucon; 
pl. girfaus  
  FEW:  gîr 16,43b Gdf:  gerfaucon 4,265b GdfC:  gerfalc 9,696c TL: girfauc 4,325 DEAF:  gerfaut G563 DMF:  gerfaut  TLF:  gerfaut  OED:  gyrfalcon n.  MED:  gerfaucoun n.  DMLBS:  girfalco 1077b

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falc.orn.zool.gyrfalcon: 
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Osturs, girfaus e espervers  S Gile1 1553
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  kar je prendrai od mes osturs les lus de bois e les granz urs, les senglers preng de mes girfaus  Fol Trist ANTS 507
( MS: s.xiii )  girfauc, girefauc, gerefauc, herodius  TLL i 228
( MS: s.xiv1 )  herodius: un gerfacoun (M.E. a gentil faucon)  Westm Glosses 14
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  En queux tarettes furent trovez graunt plenté des jerfaucons, les queux furent donez al roy d’Engletere pur sa debute avoir  Anon Chr1 67.8

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