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leune1 (1121-35)

The form leuve2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

leune1 (1121-35)

leone  
  FEW:  leo 5,255b Gdf: GdfC: TL: lïone 5,501 DEAF: DMF: TLF:  lion (lionne)  OED:  lionne n.  MED:  lionne n.  DMLBS:  leona 1585b

As 'n' and 'v' are often scribally or editorially confused, it has not always been possible to distinguish between this word and leuve1

s.

mammalsfemalezool.lioness
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Sacez que la leune Sun feun mort feune  Best ants 363
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Sacez que Sainte Marie Leone signefie E li leuncel Crist  Best ants 372

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See also:

leun2  leunesse1  leunin  leunine 
This is an AND2 Phase 3 (I/Y-M) entry. © 2008-2012 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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