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[leunesse]1 (c.1250)
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The form lionesse is a cross reference to the following entry:

[leunesse]1 (c.1250)

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leonesse,  leonesce,  leounesse,  lionesse,  lyonesse  
  FEW:  leo 5,255b Gdf:  lionesse 4,793c GdfC: ∅ TL: lïonesse 5,501 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  lionnesse  TLF: ∅ OED:  lioness n.  MED:  liounes(se n.  DMLBS:  leonissa 1585c

As 'n' and 'v' are often scribally or editorially confused, it has not always been possible to distinguish between this word and leuvesse1.

s.

mammalsfemalezool.lioness: 
( MS: c.1250 )  hec leena: leonesse  TLL i 426
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Leounesse ou lovesse  (ed. louesse) ou unicorne est femme tant dis com ele est enirree  Ancren2 219.19
( c.1300; MS: s.xivm )  La dame cum une leonesce leva un cri  Genèse 1835

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See also:

leun2  leuncel  leune1  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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