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leun2 (1113-19)
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leun2 (1113-19)

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leion;  leon,  leone,  leoun;  lion,  lioun;  liun,  lyon,  lyoun,  lyun  (liu,  lium  A-N Med i 86,  lionnes  Vis Tond 293,  lyoune  Turpin 233)  
  FEW:  leo 5,255b Gdf:  lion 4,793b GdfC:  lion 10,85b TL: lïon 5,495 DEAF:  lïon  DMF:  lion  TLF:  lion  OED:  lion n.  MED:  lioun n.1  DMLBS:  leo 1585a

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1mammalszool.lion: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xiiiin )  Deus en cele saisun Fut forz  (ms. fort) cume  (ms. cum) leun  Comput 964
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Pur ço sunt Francs si fiers cume leuns  Roland 1888
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  Esteit plus fiers ke nuls leuns  S Edm Life ANTS 1822
( c.1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  A ceo s’en venent deuz lyouns, dount prime out pour ly seint houns  S Paul 249
♦herald.(depiction of a) lion: 
( c.1253; MS: 1586 )  Le Comte de Leycestr’ de gules ové un leon blank la cowe furchee  Glover/Cooke 4
( s.xivm; MS: s.xivex )  quant il y a un leoun, cy est un leoun; quant il passe iij, sount leoncels  Dean Tract 90
♦astron.Leo, fifth sign of the Zodiac: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  De Leone E veez del leun Significatiun: Fort est el piz devant, Ardiz e cumbatant  Comput ANTS 1627
( 1256; MS: c.1300 )  tor, jemeals, crabe, leun   RAUF ANTS 1049
2curr.finan.type of coin?: 
( 1485-1509 )  Leons de Flandres […] Lewys de Flandres  TNA E163/9/21
leun passant
herald.lion passant, walking with one forepaw raised: 
( 1300; MS: s.xiv1 )  Rouge a passans lyons de blanc Trois, de un bastoun bleu surgettez  Eight Rolls 105.162
leun rampant
herald.lion rampant, with forepaws raised: 
( 1300; MS: s.xiv1 )  Jaune o un bleu lyon rampant Fu sa baniere  Eight Rolls 105.158
( c.1350; MS: s.xvin )  Thomas de Mountford port d’argent un leon d’azure rampant, le champe poudree de croiselettz de goules  Grimaldi 328
leun recoupé
herald.a lion party per fess, with the extremities cut off so as to fit on the shield: 
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 )  Donke chaungent l’enchochure e diversent le champ [...]; De un leon recoupé un egle funt volaunt [...]  BOZ Char 331
( MS: c.1334 )  Sire de Levtoft, d'argent a un lion reccepé de sable et de goules paramont  Ashmole Roll 4, m.3
( s.xivm; MS: s.xivex )  A un leon recoupee de gules  Dean Tract 15
coer de leun
coer1
dent de leun
dent1
fosse des leuns
fosse
pé de leun
pédeleun

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See also:

leuncel  leune1  leunelé  leunesse1  leunin  leunine 
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