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maigne1 (s.xii1/4)
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maigne1 (s.xii1/4)

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magne,  mayne  (mage (l. mag[n]e?),  meine  Horn 1567var.,  monge  (ms. veiuges) (l. meinges?))  
  FEW:  magnus 6/i,50a Gdf:  maine 3 5,81a GdfC: ∅ TL: maigne 5,790 DEAF:  maigne  DMF:  maigne  TLF: ∅ OED:  mane adj.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  magnus 1685c

a.

great, grand: 
( MS: s.xii1/4 )  [...] Deus par sa magne resurectium  Pop Med 82
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Carles li reis, nostre emperere magnes (:Espaigne)  Roland 1
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  l'orguil e [le] buffei Ke m'ad fait cil vassal par sun maigne desrei  Horn 2649
( 1378 )  exceptz les constable et maire de Burdeux, et les juges de Reffort, et le juge mage (l. mag[n]e?) de Gascoign  Foedera1 iv 44

s.

great, important person: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Les countes e maynes en vount conseyller  LANGTOFT wright ii 348
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  E li reis e li prince e li chevetaigne E li riche e li povre e li magne  Apoc giffard 1274
maigne de coer
coer1

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See also:

magneis  maignier  maiur 
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