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mahon (1214)

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mahon (1214)

mahum,  mahun  
  FEW:  Mahomet 19,112a Gdf: GdfC: TL: mahon 5,786 DEAF:  mahom  DMF:  mahon 2  TLF: OED:  Mahound n. and a.  MED:  Mahoun n.  DMLBS:

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1 pagan (statue or representation of) non-Christian deity, idol (through association with the Muslim prophet Muhammad)
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 ) Les temples [...] Ou oem seut sacrer as mahons  S Greg 2137
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Ne pur tes almones ne voil plus soffrir Ke mahon ne diables ne pusez mes servir. Li mahon sunt sanz vie ne pount fere ben  S Eust guill 124-25
( MS: s.xiiim )  Uns vielz abes de Thebes, qui bien fist a creire, Recunta que il memes fu filz a un proveire Qui les idles e les mahums soleit cultiver  Vitas 1313
2 theol. demon, devil
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1300 )  Quant li deables, li malfez Sera al jugement menez [...] Dites pus ou il serra, Set nul homme ou il devendra? (var. (O: s.xiv1/4) Ceo mahon, ou il demorra? )  Dial Jul 1829 (var.)

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See also:

mahomerie  mahumet  mahumetterie 
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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